Located in Burton-on-Trent, Tower View Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.
Tower View Primary School currently has around 343 pupils on roll, which is about 82% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 49.6% boys and 50.4% girls. Around 26.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 6.3%. Persistent absence is recorded at 18.3%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (76.1%). other white pupils make up about 11.4%
| Address: | Vancouver Drive, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0EZ |
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| School Type: | Community school |
| Education phase: | Primary |
| Local authority: | Staffordshire |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mrs Amanda Whitehouse |
| Religious character: | Does not apply |
| Admissions policy: | Not applicable |
| Unique reference: | 124046 |
| Age Range: | 4 - 11 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 420 |
| Number of Pupils: | 343 |
| Number of Boys: | 170 |
| Number of Girls: | 173 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 6.3% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 18.3% | 8.2% |
| White British | 76.10% | 261 |
| Other White | 11.40% | 39 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 3.80% | 13 |
| Other Mixed | 2.60% | 9 |
| White and Asian | 1.50% | 5 |
| Pakistani | 1.50% | 5 |
| Other Asian | 0.60% | 2 |
| African | 0.60% | 2 |
| White and Black African | 0.60% | 2 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.30% | 1 |
| Chinese | 0.30% | 1 |
| Indian | 0.30% | 1 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.30% | 1 |
| Irish | 0.30% | 1 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Black | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Unclassified | 0.00% | 0 |
Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower View Primary School Vancouver Drive , Winshill DE15 0EZ | - not rated | 0 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Tower View Primary School Vancouver Drive , Winshill DE15 0EZ | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Joseph Clark Junior School Vancouver Drive , Winshill DE15 0EZ | - not rated | 46 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Winshill Infant School Hawfield Lane , Winshill DE15 0BT | - not rated | 374 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School Brough Road , Winshill DE15 0DH | - not rated | 391 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot Beyne School Linnell Building , Osborne Street DE15 0JL | 3out of 4 | 1,140 yd | Voluntary controlled school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Paulet High School Violet Way , Stapenhill DE15 9RT | 3out of 4 | 2,206 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Paulet High School Violet Way , Stapenhill DE15 9RT | - not rated | 2,206 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College Bluestone Lane , Stapenhill DE15 9SD | - not rated | 2,577 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Bluestone Lane , Stapenhill DE15 9SD | 4out of 4 | 2,577 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton and South Derbyshire College Lichfield Street , DE14 3RL | - not rated | 2,382 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton PRU Church Hill Street , Winshill DE15 0HR | 3out of 4 | 375 yd | Pupil referral unit | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Bladon House School Newton Solney , DE15 0TA | - not rated | 1,708 yd | Other independent special school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Friars Walk School Friars Walk , DE14 1HG | - not rated | 2,428 yd | Other independent school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Esteem South Academy Memorial Hall , Main Street DE11 0TW | 3out of 4 | 2,977 yd | Academy alternative provision converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| South Derbyshire Support Centre Memorial Hall , Main Street DE11 0TW | - not rated | 2,977 yd | Pupil referral unit | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.