Free schools · Staffordshire

Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy

2–11Ages
342Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143663URN

Henhurst Ridge, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9TQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

88 applications for 59 places · 199th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 January 2023Ofsted'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
Early years 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

88 applications · 59 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0

This school
Staffordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	59	88	1.5	45	0.76
Sep 2025	55	86	1.6	46	0.84
Sep 2024	46	81	1.8	41	0.89
Sep 2023	57	88	1.5	49	0.86
Sep 2022	29	69	2.4	31	1.07
Sep 2021	28	58	2.1	25	0.89
Sep 2020	34	68	2.0	24	0.71
Sep 2019	22	47	2.1	21	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 84% · Maths 69% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%130th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	9%	105	103
2023/24
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Henhurst Ridge Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Mosley Academy
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Scientia Academy
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Rykneld Primary School
2.8 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Grange School
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place
All Saints CofE (C) Primary School
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Lift Anglesey
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143663 · 860/2023
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 342 on roll
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Henhurst Ridge, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9TQ
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources