Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2BB
10 reasons to choose Shobnall Primary Academy
Top line
Shobnall Primary Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Burton-on-Trent and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Shobnall Primary Academy is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 17 members of John Taylor MAT. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Staffordshire LEA.
Average class size
Shobnall Primary Academy has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Shobnall Primary Academy ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 20% of schools.
The Shobnall Primary Academy curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and Forest School for all year groups.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic specialist teaching for music and sport.
Sport at Shobnall Primary Academy
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Shobnall Primary Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Shobnall Primary Academy
St Wystan’s School (6.2 miles); Foremarke Hall (8.5 miles); Derby Grammar Primary School (8.5 miles).
The Mosley Academy (2.5 miles); Repton Primary School (6.6 miles); Church Broughton Church of England Primary School (8.3 miles).
Repton School (6.2 miles); Derby Grammar School (8.5 miles); Derby High School (9.2 miles).
John Taylor High School (4.5 miles); Littleover Community School (8.8 miles); Chellaston Academy (11.7 miles).