William Shrewsbury Primary School
Church Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HE
617 pupils · 107% of 578 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 15 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 72 | 68 | 107 | 72 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 75 | 71 | 117 | 75 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 68 | 67 | 110 | 68 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 86 | 133 | 89 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 98 | 131 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 90 | 130 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 89 | 147 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 101 | 164 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Egginton Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Eton Park Junior Academy 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- John of Rolleston Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Outwoods Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Burton Fields School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Modwen's Catholic Primary School 2.3 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.