The de Ferrers Academy is a secondary school located in Burton-on-Trent. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are outstanding, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/01/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Mary's Drive, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL
Website: http://www.deferrers.com/
Telephone: 01283247700
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kathryn Hardy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136414

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1950
Number of Pupils: 2329
Number of Boys: 1091
Number of Girls: 1238

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.33 Confidence interval -0.47 to -0.19
Of the 340 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 327 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:62%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwoods Primary School
Harehedge Lane , Horninglow DE13 0AS 		3out of 4 656 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Burton Fields School
Outwoods Street , DE14 2PJ 		1out of 4 697 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Eton Park Junior: A de Ferrers Trust Academy
Masefield Cresent , DE14 2SG 		2out of 4 930 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Modwen's Catholic Primary School
Tutbury Road , DE13 0AJ 		3out of 4 953 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Horninglow Primary: A de Ferrers Trust Academy
Horninglow Road North , DE13 0SW 		3out of 4 1,020 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The de Ferrers Academy
St Mary's Drive , DE13 0LL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Fountains High School
Bitham Lane , Stretton DE13 0HB 		3out of 4 302 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Fountains Primary School
Bitham Lane , Stretton DE13 0HB 		3out of 4 302 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bladon House School
Newton Solney , DE15 0TA 		- not rated 2,996 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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