School place planning in East Staffordshire Borough

The borough of East Staffordshire is made up of two distinct areas:

• Burton on Trent 

• Uttoxeter

A two-tier education system, with Primary (4-11 years) and Secondary (11-18 years) schools, operates in Burton on Trent.

In Uttoxeter a three tier system, with First (4-9 years), Middle (9-13 years) and High (13-18 years) schools, operates.

Printable map of East Staffordshire borough:

• East Staffordshire borough map (982 KB)

For the purposes of school place planning the district is broken down into smaller planning areas which are used to plan the number of school places required. These have been grouped based on the geographical location of schools, and by assessing pupil movement between schools and catchment areas.

Burton on Trent

Burton on Trent has 25 primary schools, 4 infant schools, 4 junior schools and 7 secondary schools.

Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy opened in September 2018 providing 60 Reception places, increasing by one year group each year, with all year groups operational in September 2024.

The Department for Education (DfE) has plans to open a new primary school on the Branston Locks housing development in September 2024 which will initially provide 30 additional Reception places each academic year from opening. This is being opened as part of the central mainstream free school’s programme (Wave 14) and the John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) will be the sponsor for this school. More information is available on the JTMAT website here: John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust (jtmat.co.uk)

John Taylor Free School opened in September 2018 with 240 Year 7 places, increasing by one year group each year, with all year groups operational in September 2022. The school will deliver a total of 1,200 places for Year 7 to Year 11 and 350 sixth form places. 

A proposed expansion of Paulet High School means that 15 additional places will be available in year 7 each year from September 2024.

In the longer term, additional Primary and Secondary school places may be required.

Printable planning cluster map

• Burton on Trent planning cluster map (852 KB)

Uttoxeter

Uttoxeter has 13 first schools, 1 catholic primary school, 3 middle schools, 1 high school and 1 university technical college (UTC).

A project to provide a 1FE (120 place) expansion including improved sports facilities at Oldfields Hall Middle School is proposed to be operational from September 2025 and will provide 30 additional Year 5 places, increasing by one year group each year, with all year groups operational in September 2028. 

In the longer term additional first and middle school places may be required.

Printable planning cluster map

• Uttoxeter planning cluster map (936kb)

New schools

Within the district there is one new primary school and one new first school proposed to be delivered within the next five years.

Burton: Branston Locks - Primary

A 2FE (420 place) primary school is being delivered for September 2024 but will operate as a 1FE (210 place) primary school until the requirement for further places is identified after the five-year period.

The school will be expanded to 3FE (630 places) if necessary, in the future, in line with the growth of the housing development at Branston Locks.

More information is available on the JTMAT website here: https://jtmat.co.uk/

Uttoxeter: Bramshall Meadows First School 

A 1FE (150 place) first school opened in September 2022 on the Bramshall Meadows development in Uttoxeter offering 30 places in Nursery and Reception. The Uttoxeter Learning Trust is the sponsor for this school. 

The new school has a dedicated website.

A further 2 new schools are expected to be delivered in Burton on residential developments at Beamhill Road and Branston Depot (Burton) beyond the next 5 years.

School expansions

Paulet High School 

To meet an increased need for High school places due to planned housing development in the school’s catchment area, a project to expand Paulet High school has been proposed. The project would enable additional places to be provided in the catchment area by increasing the Published Admission Number (PAN) of Paulet High School from 150 to 165 places from September 2024, providing an additional 15 Year 7 places each year. This will result in a gradual increase in pupils over several years, in line with the expected additional children generated from new housing. 

The John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) and Paulet High School consulted on the proposal to expand Paulet High School by 15 places per year group by increasing PAN from 150 to 165 from September 2024 from Monday 12 June 2023 to Friday 7 July 2023.

The consultation was received in a positive manner and the link below shows the questions received and the Academy's response to these:

https://www.paulet.co.uk/consultation

The planning application to gain approval for this project has been submitted to Staffordshire County Council. The application and all associated documents can be viewed by using the link below: 

https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/staffordshire/application-details/28724

On 6 September 2023, Neelam Bhardwaja, Director for Children and Families, approved the use of capital funding obtained through planning obligations (Section 106) to provide additional accommodation at Paulet High School to mitigate new residential housing development in the catchment area. The delegated decision can be found here: Decision - Paulet High School Expansion Funding Approval

Full details on the proposal will be provided as soon as they become available. 

Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School

To meet an increased need for primary school places as a result of a planned housing development local to the school there are proposals to expand the learning resources to support the curriculum during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Oldfields Hall Middle

To meet an increased need for middle school places as a result of a planned housing development local to the school, a project to provide a new sports hall is proposed for September 2023 as the first phase of a 1FE (120 place) expansion programme. From 2025, additional middle school places delivered as part of the scheme will be made available.

The project would enable additional places to be provided in the cluster area by increasing the Published Admission Number (PAN) of Oldfields Hall Middle School from 132 to 162 places from September 2025, providing an additional 30 Year 5 places each year. This will result in a gradual increase in pupils over several years, in line with the expected additional children generated from new housing. If the cluster PAN needs to exceed before this time, the expansion will provide the flexibility to do this, ensuring there is a sufficient supply of school places in the area for local children.

Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet members agreed that the project can be implemented on 15 September 2021.

The planning application to gain approval for this project has been submitted to Staffordshire County Council. The application and all associated documents can be viewed using this link: 

https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/staffordshire/application-details/28702

Further details on the proposal will be provided as they become available. 

Yoxall St Peter’s CE (VC) Primary

To meet an increased need for primary school places as a result of a planned housing development in Yoxall, there are proposals to expand the learning resources to support the curriculum during the 2023-2024 academic year. 

Current consultations

There are currently no live consultations for this area.

Delivered projects

The following projects have been delivered since September 2018: