The de Ferrers Academy

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

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

2.322 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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The de Ferrers Academy is a secondary school in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 October 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

The de Ferrers Academy 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	2.322 mi
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

In 2026 the last Year 7 offer went to a child living 2.322 miles away, the 8th shortest of 18 Staffordshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
Year 7 2026: 375 first-choice applications for 398 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 23 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
2024/25: 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd 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: St Mary's Drive, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 2,403 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 26.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.5

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 24 October 2023

Strengths

“The de Ferrers Academy is a vibrant and lively place to learn.”
“Staff share a common purpose and goal and all want the best for pupils in their care.”
“All staff have bought into this new vision.”

To improve

“A small number of pupils still struggle to behave well and treat others with care and respect.”
“However, these are not always fully effective.”
“However, some ‘in the moment’ assessment is inconsistent.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 2023 (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)	48%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	46.5	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C+	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: 375 first-preference applications, 398 offers in total, 375 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.

Abbot Beyne School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Paulet High School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
Paget High School 3.1 mi Good
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
John Taylor Free School 3.2 mi Good
John Taylor High School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Thomas Alleyne's High School 10.5 mi Standards maintained
The JCB Academy 11.7 mi Good