Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Staffordshire
Henhurst Ridge, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9TQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
9.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
342
Capacity used
Has space81%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
46 of 46 families who put it first got an offer
55
Places offered
86
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 46 | 46 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 26 | 7 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 1 | ● 7% |
| Total | 86 | 54 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Hopkins
- Address
- Henhurst Ridge, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9TQ
- Phone
- 01283372200
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Branston · Burton and Uttoxeter
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143663
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
342 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 256 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 63% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 9% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.