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Outwoods Primary School

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

personMrs Joanne Cutbush

corporate_fareCENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST

location_onBurton-on-Trent, DE13 0AS

language Visit Website phone 1283529800

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

456

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Outwoods Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Burton-on-Trent, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Outwoods Primary School is an academy converter in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 436 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #131 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #7,257 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

57%

LA 62%

Reading68% LA 75%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths75% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading72% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-2.9 to 0.2

0.2

Write

LA -0.1

-1.3 to 1.7

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.1 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-1.4 to 1.1

1.5

Write

LA -0.5

0.3 to 2.6

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.6 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-05-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-06-21

None EIF

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 436 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	436	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	432	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	447	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	437	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	438	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	456	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	456	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	456	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	447	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	430	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	456	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	476	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	479	2	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	482	1	0.2%	0.5%

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 47 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Physical Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils