Academy converter · Staffordshire

Paulet High School

11–18Ages
915Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
147574URN

Violet Way, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

292 applications for 170 places · 32nd of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.7of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

26th of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 April 2024Ofsted'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
Sixth form 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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

292 applications · 170 places offered · 154 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Paulet High School (URN 124391), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	170	292	1.7	154	0.91
Sep 2025	170	297	1.8	168	0.99
Sep 2024	160	261	1.6	138	0.86
Sep 2023	168	272	1.6	157	0.93
Sep 2022	171	274	1.6	164	0.96
Sep 2021	168	268	1.6	179	1.07
Sep 2020	151	231	1.5	139	0.92
Sep 2019 *	136	257	1.9	143	1.05
Sep 2018 *	140	221	1.6	134	0.96
Sep 2017 *	157	213	1.4	139	0.89
Sep 2016 *	148	220	1.5	131	0.89
Sep 2015 *	146	222	1.5	138	0.95
Sep 2014 *	120	184	1.5	116	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

145 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.726th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%38th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.69

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	145	43.7	35%	58%	–
2024/25	148	41.0	30%	50%	–
2023/24	149	40.3	25%	53%	−0.69
2022/23	140	44.0	33%	53%	−0.21

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Paulet High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Abbot Beyne School
1.9 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Mercia Academy
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Paget High School
2.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Pingle Academy
3.6 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The de Ferrers Academy
4.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
John Taylor Free School
4.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Granville Academy
5.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 45.0Attainment 8

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: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147574 · 860/4051
Trust: John Taylor MAT
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 903 pupils · 915 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2020
Replaced: Paulet High School (URN 124391)
Address: Violet Way, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

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