Thomas Russell Infants School
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Thomas Russell Infants School is a converter academy in Burton-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 167 pupils and room for 180. About 5 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 83 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 65% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Station Road, Barton-Under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DS01283 247930thomasrussellinfants.co.ukHeadteacher Suzy Burton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 11 July 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 12 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 7% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
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 a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), emotional and mental health (3), language and communications needs (2), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 167 | 169 | 180 | 181 | 180 | 173 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 4% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 4% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 97.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 2.5% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Russell Junior School | Council | 350 m | 252 | Not inspected | 88 | Compare |
| Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 137 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| Rykneld Primary School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 618 | Good 2022 | 89 | Compare |
| All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 210 | Requires improvement 2022 | 40 | Compare |
| Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School | Free school | 2.6 miles | 86 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| All Saints CofE (C) Primary School | Academy | 2.9 miles | 111 | Good 2023 | 93 | Compare |
| Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School | Academy | 3.3 miles | 111 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
| Rosliston CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.3 miles | 78 | Report card 2025 | 5 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Thomas Russell Infants School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 83 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 83% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 62 to 93. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.2 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | above | +0.10 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well above | +0.35 | 2024/25; 121 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Thomas Russell Infants School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Thomas Russell Infants School scores 83 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 65% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 62 to 93, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Thomas Russell Infants School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thomas Russell Infants School good at its last full inspection on 11 July 2023.
How many pupils does Thomas Russell Infants School have?
167 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 93% full.
Is Thomas Russell Infants School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 12 places were empty in 2024/25 (7% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Thomas Russell Infants School?
Pupils were in school 97.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 2% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Thomas Russell Infants School?
The average class had 27.8 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
- Station Road, Barton-Under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DS
- Telephone
- 01283 247930
- Website
- www.thomasrussellinfants.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Suzy Burton
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- John Taylor MAT (21 schools)
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Bagots & Needwood
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142748 · LAESTAB 8602160 · UKPRN 10056152
- Formerly
- Thomas Russell Infants School
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- 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.