Academy converter · Staffordshire

Rykneld Primary School

5–11Ages
618Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145218URN

Main Street, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

109 applications for 74 places · 203rd of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 19 May 2026Published 14 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
16 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

109 applications · 74 places offered · 71 named it first

2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Rykneld Primary School (URN 124063), 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	74	109	1.5	71	0.96
Sep 2025	77	116	1.5	74	0.96
Sep 2024	82	121	1.5	82	1.00
Sep 2023	89	126	1.4	87	0.98
Sep 2022	90	118	1.3	82	0.91
Sep 2021	90	117	1.3	82	0.91
Sep 2020	77	105	1.4	72	0.94
Sep 2019	85	115	1.4	77	0.91
Sep 2018	81	100	1.2	72	0.89
Sep 2017 *	84	109	1.3	77	0.92
Sep 2016 *	68	107	1.6	62	0.91
Sep 2015 *	75	129	1.7	75	1.00
Sep 2014 *	75	106	1.4	65	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 82% · Maths 92% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%30th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard59%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	81%	9%	110	110
2023/24	79%	3%	109	111
2022/23	81%	4%	108	110

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

Rykneld Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Lift Anglesey
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Primary School
2.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place
River View Primary and Nursery School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place
Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Grange School
3.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place
Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School
3.4 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145218 · 860/2167
Trust: John Taylor MAT
Capacity: 630 pupils · 618 on roll
Free school meals: 18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Rykneld Primary School (URN 124063)
Address: Main Street, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3EX
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

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