Schools by area › Staffordshire › John of Rolleston Primary School
John of Rolleston Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Chapel Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on-Trent DE13 9AG · johnofrolleston.com · 01283 247515
On the mapSearch near DE13 9AG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.13 mi
- 1.81 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 335
- 80% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.13 mi (1.81 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 48 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.13 mi1.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124218)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected John of Rolleston Primary School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 119
- 32% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (12%) with SEND