John Taylor High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

4.949 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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John Taylor High School is a secondary school in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

John Taylor High School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	4.949 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.949 miles from the school, the 5th longest of 18 Staffordshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further than in 2025 and in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years; it swung sharply between some years.
For Year 7 in 2026 there were 251 first-choice applications for 242 offers; 232 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Dunstall Road, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,523 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025

Strengths

“All staff have the highest expectations of and aspirations for pupils.”
“These are routinely realised because staff help pupils to reach their true potential.”
“Consequently, pupils flourish and achieve strong outcomes.”

To improve

“However, there is a small number of pupils who do not routinely display the positive attitudes the school expects.”
“When this happens, disruptions can occur.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	64%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	54.8	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 251 first-preference applications, 242 offers in total, 232 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

John Taylor Free School 2.4 mi Good
Paget High School 3.0 mi Good
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy 4.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Paulet High School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
Abbot Beyne School 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The de Ferrers Academy 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
Nether Stowe School 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade
The Friary School 7.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published