Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolWilliam Shrewsbury Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burton-on-Trent.

Summary of the comparison

Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School and William Shrewsbury Primary School are primary schools in Burton-on-Trent.

  • Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and William Shrewsbury Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School was judged Good and William Shrewsbury Primary School was judged strong.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at William Shrewsbury Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School versus William Shrewsbury Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Burton-on-TrentNewton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolBurton-on-TrentWilliam Shrewsbury Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking284th of 336 in Derbyshire 72nd of 289 in Staffordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll26 636
Capacity69 578
LocationBurton-on-Trent, DE15 0SF Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported64.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census26 636
Free school meals (ever 6)7.7% 21.0%
English as an additional language7.7% 5.8%
SEN support15.4% 10.8%
SEN with an EHC plan7.7% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.0% 5.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School

William Shrewsbury Primary School

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