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Tower View Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Graham Lobb

location_onBurton-on-Trent, DE15 0EZ

language Visit Website phone 1283247455

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

372

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Tower View Primary School is a Community school primary school in Burton-on-Trent, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 86% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Tower View Primary School is a community school in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 343 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #223 of 248 primaries in Staffordshire and #13,510 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 25.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 62%

Reading64% LA 75%

Writing59% LA 72%

Maths55% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading69% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading44% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing28% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths51% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.1

-5.1 to -2.0

-6.0

Write

LA -0.1

-7.5 to -4.5

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.2 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.5

0.1 to 3.6

-0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-2.1 to 1.0

1.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.4 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 64%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA -0.4

0.5 to 4.3

-0.5

Write

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 1.3

2.1

Maths

LA -0.6

0.4 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2025

Inspection Report

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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22 March 2016

Inspection Report

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17 December 2013

Inspection Report

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09 July 2013

Inspection Report

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07 March 2013

Inspection Report

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20 November 2012

Inspection Report

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27 June 2012

Inspection Report

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13 March 2012

Inspection Report

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07 November 2011

Inspection Report

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08 December 2009

Inspection Report

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25 November 2008

Inspection Report

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19 October 2005

Inspection Report

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01 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-17

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 343 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	343	5	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	346	4	1.2%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	355	4	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	358	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	372	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	372	3	0.8%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	376	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	365	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	360	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	355	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	366	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	366	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	367	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	385	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	384	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	385	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	362	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	362	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	345	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Tower View Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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