Paget High SchoolJohn Taylor High School

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

Summary of the comparison

Paget High School and John Taylor High School are secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent.

  • Paget High School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and John Taylor High School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). John Taylor High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Paget High School was judged Good and John Taylor High School was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.5 for Paget High School and 54.8 for John Taylor High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Paget High School (40.0 in 2021-22, 38.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at John Taylor High School (58.4 in 2021-22, 54.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Paget High School versus John Taylor High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Burton-on-TrentPaget High SchoolBurton-on-TrentJohn Taylor High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking47th of 70 in Staffordshire 1st of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll661 1,499
Capacity1,034 1,800
LocationBurton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
GCSE results
Attainment 838.5 54.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths32.0% 63.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths46.6% 79.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc3.9% 56.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.14 5.01 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort103 241
A-level results
A-level entries41 122
A-level average points21.8 38.8 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD+ B
Best 3 A-levels points23.1 40.0 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 18.9% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census661 1,499
Free school meals (ever 6)29.8% 9.3%
English as an additional language54.8% 6.3%
SEN support13.0% 6.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.6% 11.7% 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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

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.

Paget High School

John Taylor High School

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