Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School
Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School is a free school in Burton-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 86 pupils and room for 472. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Shire Way, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9WU01283 242875branstonlocksprimary.co.ukMrs Kate Bryant headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
398 places were empty (95% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), language and communications needs (4), emotional and mental health (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 86 | 49 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 7% | 2% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 10% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 6% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rykneld Primary School | Academy | 840 m | 618 | Good 2022 | 89 | Compare |
| Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy | Free school | 1.2 miles | 342 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| Shobnall Primary & Nursery School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 243 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| Lift Anglesey | Academy | 1.5 miles | 621 | Good 2019 | 87 | Compare |
| Christ Church Primary School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 353 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Grange School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 168 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| River View Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 417 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School | Council | 2.1 miles | 308 | No overall grade 2024 | 12 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School have?
86 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 472 places, so it is 18% full.
Is Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 398 places were empty in 2024/25 (95% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
How big are the classes at Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School?
The average class had 28.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Shire Way, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9WU
- Telephone
- 01283 242875
- Website
- www.branstonlocksprimary.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Bryant
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- John Taylor MAT (21 schools)
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Branston
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2024 (academy free school)
- URN
- 150788 · LAESTAB 8602050 · UKPRN 10095861
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.