Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School

Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School at a glance

Located in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 248 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 44% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 27.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 100 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.71 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.