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Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent DE14 2BB · shobnallprimaryschool.co.uk · 01283 247410
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 97%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 243
- 33 over 210 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- John Taylor Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 52% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 58 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 57 | 1.9▲ | 53% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 50 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 55 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲97% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124037)
Ofsted
Shobnall Primary & Nursery School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124037), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124037)
Jun 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124037)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 40
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (28%) with SEND