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Tower View Primary School

Community school · Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0EZ

Ages 4–11 · 343 pupils · Staffordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.3%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
334

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

34

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill82%

343 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
343
Boys / girls
170 / 173
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
343 / 420 (82%)
Free school meals
26.8%
FSM pupils
92
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Whitehouse

Location

Address
Vancouver Drive, Winshill
Postcode
DE15 0EZ
Town
Burton-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Burton and Uttoxeter
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 343 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 26.8%.

Open schools in Burton-on-Trent
45
Primary schools in Burton-on-Trent
32
Academies among open schools in Burton-on-Trent
73% (33)
Open schools in DE15
13
Primary in DE15
8
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Burton-on-TrentNear DE15

  • Tower View Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0EZ · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM30.2%

    0.0 miles away

  • Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0JE · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM22.4%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School

    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Burton-upon-Trent · DE14 1SN · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM24.1%
    • Demand0.86

    1.1 miles away

  • The Violet Way Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9ES · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.99

    1.3 miles away

  • Edge Hill Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9NX · Staffordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM16.3%

    1.5 miles away

  • Lansdowne Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE14 2RE · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.98

    1.6 miles away

  • Newhall Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE11 0TR · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM52.1%

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Whitehouse

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