Paget High SchoolPaulet High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burton-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
Paget High School and Paulet High School are secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
Paget High School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Paulet High School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Paget High School was judged Good and Paulet High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.5 for Paget High School and 41.0 for Paulet 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 Paulet High School (47.9 in 2021-22, 41.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Burton-on-TrentPaget High School | Burton-on-TrentPaulet High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 47th of 70 in Staffordshire | 46th of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 661 | 899 | |
| Capacity | 1,034 | 903 | |
| Location | Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR | Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.5 | 41.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.0% Stronger figure | 29.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46.6% | 50.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 3.9% | 34.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.14 | 3.55 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 103 | 148 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 41 | 58 | |
| A-level average points | 21.8 | 25.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 23.1 | 27.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 3.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 661 | 899 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.8% | 26.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 54.8% | 16.8% | |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.9% | 7.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.6% | 23.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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
Paulet High School
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