Thomas Russell Infants SchoolRykneld Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Thomas Russell Infants School and Rykneld Primary School are primary schools in Burton-on-Trent.

  • Thomas Russell Infants School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Rykneld Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Thomas Russell Infants School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thomas Russell Infants School was judged Good and Rykneld Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Rykneld Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thomas Russell Infants School versus Rykneld Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Burton-on-TrentThomas Russell Infants SchoolBurton-on-TrentRykneld Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureB73/100
Local ranking226th of 289 in Staffordshire 32nd of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 621
Capacity180 630
LocationBurton-on-Trent, DE13 8DS Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3EX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported81.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census169 621
Free school meals (ever 6)4.7% 17.7%
English as an additional language1.2% 20.0%
SEN support3.5% 7.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.0% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.5% Stronger figure6.7% 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.

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.

Thomas Russell Infants School

Rykneld Primary School

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