John Taylor Free School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Staffordshire
Branston Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/02/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
24.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,315
Capacity used
Has space85%
1,550 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
201 of 201 families who put it first got an offer
220
Places offered
498
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 201 | 201 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 232 | 15 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 498 | 219 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (15 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
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Sophie Martin
- Address
- Branston Road, Tatenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
- Phone
- 01283247823
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bagots & Needwood · Lichfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145889
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: JOHN TAYLOR MAT
1,315 pupils · 1,550 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,177 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 225 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.41 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 99 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 223 | 16% | 57% | 73% | |
| English Language | 223 | 14% | 50% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 218 | 19% | 55% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 192 | 9% | 40% | 63% | |
| French | 162 | 17% | 42% | 55% | |
| Geography | 133 | 23% | 59% | 74% | |
| History | 81 | 21% | 46% | 59% | |
| Business | 78 | 10% | 55% | 68% | |
| Design & Technology | 57 | 16% | 47% | 63% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 16% | 55% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 38 | 16% | 42% | 47% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 38 | 16% | 47% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 26 | 4% | 19% | 27% | |
| Law | 22 | 0% | 9% | 23% | |
| Mathematics | 22 | 5% | 23% | 41% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 5% | 26% | 58% | |
| English Language | 18 | 17% | 22% | 61% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 0% | 24% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 0% | 13% | 40% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| History | 13 | 0% | 23% | 69% | |
| Film Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 46% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 15% | 38% | 38% | |
| Economics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 20720: John Taylor Free School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (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.