Academy converter · Staffordshire

John of Rolleston Primary School

5–11Ages
335Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145100URN

Chapel Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.1 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

89 applications for 30 places · 14th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 15 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
3 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as John of Rolleston Primary School (URN 124218), the previous school.

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	30	89	3.0	36	1.20
Sep 2025	48	104	2.2	45	0.94
Sep 2024	38	97	2.6	36	0.95
Sep 2023	43	105	2.4	39	0.91
Sep 2022	37	103	2.8	35	0.95
Sep 2021	44	92	2.1	42	0.95
Sep 2020	47	121	2.6	46	0.98
Sep 2019	55	120	2.2	50	0.91
Sep 2018	45	106	2.4	39	0.87
Sep 2017 *	47	107	2.3	45	0.96
Sep 2016 *	51	101	2.0	49	0.96
Sep 2015 *	54	88	1.6	50	0.93
Sep 2014 *	46	99	2.2	43	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%34th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	80%	10%	108	108
2023/24	65%	11%	106	107
2022/23	55%	6%	105	103

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

John of Rolleston Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Modwen's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024
Outwoods Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Burton Fields School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
William Shrewsbury Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Mease Spencer Academy
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Eton Park Junior Academy
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

39%met the SATs standard
Horninglow Primary School
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 34%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145100 · 860/2422
Trust: Central Co-Operative Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 335 on roll
Free school meals: 11.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: John of Rolleston Primary School (URN 124218)
Address: Chapel Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9AG
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

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