Community school · Staffordshire

Paget High School

11–18Ages
606Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
124392URN

Burton Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

195 applications for 119 places · 38th of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.4of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

46th of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

195 applications · 119 places offered · 109 named it first

2026 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.6
2014 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	119	195	1.6	109	0.92
Sep 2025	90	179	2.0	81	0.90
Sep 2024	102	167	1.6	92	0.90
Sep 2023	85	144	1.7	62	0.73
Sep 2022	92	157	1.7	80	0.87
Sep 2021	87	136	1.6	66	0.76
Sep 2020	100	145	1.5	73	0.73
Sep 2019	107	176	1.6	82	0.77
Sep 2018	98	166	1.7	90	0.92
Sep 2017	147	187	1.3	99	0.67
Sep 2016	151	209	1.4	108	0.72
Sep 2015	184	244	1.3	151	0.82
Sep 2014	170	246	1.5	158	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

114 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.446th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%43rd of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	114	38.4	30%	49%	–
2024/25	103	38.5	32%	47%	–
2023/24	119	39.0	27%	46%	−0.19
2022/23	110	36.9	22%	46%	−0.35

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Paget High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
John Taylor Free School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Paulet High School
2.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.9 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Abbot Beyne School
3.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
John Taylor High School
4.9 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
The de Ferrers Academy
4.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Mercia Academy
5.3 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
The Pingle Academy
6.3 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 124392 · 860/4055
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,034 pupils · 606 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Burton Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources