Academy converter · Staffordshire

Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy

3–11Ages
255Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145459URN

Burton Street, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9NR · 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

1.3per place

0.6 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

56 applications for 43 places · 223rd of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 43 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Richard Wakefield CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 124281), 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	43	56	1.3	40	0.93
Sep 2025	33	51	1.6	32	0.97
Sep 2024	28	44	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2023	29	50	1.7	27	0.93
Sep 2022	45	70	1.6	46	1.02
Sep 2021	26	42	1.6	22	0.85
Sep 2020	40	65	1.6	41	1.02
Sep 2019	42	71	1.7	42	1.00
Sep 2018 *	39	59	1.5	36	0.92
Sep 2017 *	32	53	1.7	31	0.97
Sep 2016 *	28	53	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2015 *	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2014 *	24	50	2.1	20	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 78% · Maths 73% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%144th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	61%	10%	105	105
2023/24	61%	5%	106	103
2022/23	61%	13%	104	101

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

Richard Wakefield CofE Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Heath Fields Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
John of Rolleston Primary School
2.7 km · Staffordshire

2026

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

Standards maintained2024
The Mosley Academy
3.5 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Outwoods Primary School
3.6 km · Staffordshire

2026

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

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
The Mease Spencer Academy
3.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Hilton Spencer Academy
3.9 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 69%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: 145459 · 860/3119
Trust: Affinity Learning Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 300 pupils · 255 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Richard Wakefield CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 124281)
Address: Burton Street, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9NR
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

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