Academy converter · Staffordshire

Shobnall Primary & Nursery School

3–11Ages
243Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145794URN

Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.5 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

101 applications for 30 places · 8th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

97%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

101 applications · 30 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 3.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 4.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 3.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 4.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 4.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 4.3; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 4.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 4.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 4.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 4.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 4.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

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

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Shobnall Primary School (URN 124037), 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	101	3.4	58	1.93
Sep 2025	30	135	4.5	57	1.90
Sep 2024	30	112	3.7	50	1.67
Sep 2023	30	117	3.9	45	1.50
Sep 2022	30	123	4.1	55	1.83
Sep 2021	30	122	4.1	49	1.63
Sep 2020	30	110	3.7	59	1.97
Sep 2019	29	125	4.3	55	1.90
Sep 2018 *	30	123	4.1	41	1.37
Sep 2017 *	31	126	4.1	53	1.71
Sep 2016 *	30	122	4.1	52	1.73
Sep 2015 *	30	135	4.5	67	2.23
Sep 2014 *	30	124	4.1	52	1.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 97% · Maths 97% → all three 97% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard97%3rd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	97%	13%	109	107
2023/24	94%	16%	108	106
2022/23	93%	24%	113	109

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

Shobnall Primary & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Grange School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place
Scientia Academy
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lift Anglesey
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Primary School
1.9 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place
Horninglow Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145794 · 860/2126
Trust: John Taylor MAT
Capacity: 210 pupils · 243 on roll
Free school meals: 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Shobnall Primary School (URN 124037)
Address: Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2BB
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

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