John of Rolleston Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.126 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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John of Rolleston Primary School is a primary school in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.

John of Rolleston Primary 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
Reception 2026	1.126 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest among this school and the 7 of its 8 nearest Staffordshire primaries with results.
For Reception 2026 there were 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child 1.126 miles away, the 26th shortest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.27 miles).
Pupils eligible for free school meals make up 11.6%, below the middle figure of 26% across the 8 nearest primary 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: Chapel Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9AG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 335 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.3

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026

Strengths

“This is a community-orientated and inclusive school.”
“Most pupils learn well across the curriculum and are well prepared for the next stage of their education.”
“Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe here.”

To improve

“However, some pupils need earlier adjustments and further support to help them to manage their own behaviour successfully.”
“However, in some subjects, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
“When this is the case, they do not produce consistently high-quality work across the curriculum.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	80%	62%

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

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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 primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

St Modwen's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
Outwoods Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
Burton Fields School 1.1 mi Good
William Shrewsbury Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy 1.7 mi Good
Eton Park Junior Academy 1.7 mi Good
Horninglow Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Scientia Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published