John Taylor Free School | School performance

67%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1002.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,330

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1002.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,330

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1002.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,330

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of John Taylor Free School · Secondary with sixth form · Staffordshire

Part ofJOHN TAYLOR MAT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

67%

+3pp

78%71%64%

'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

48%

+7pp

52%47%41%

'23'24'25

'25 · 48%

Attainment 8

46.4

+2.6

49.546.643.8

'23'24'25

'25 · 46.4

EBacc entry

88%

+0pp

92%90%87%

'23'24'25

'25 · 88%

EBacc APS

1002.0

+72.0

1002.0966.0930.0

'23'24'25

'25 · 1002.0

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

31.4

31.431.431.4

'25

'25 · 31.4

A-level value added

-0.07

-0.1-0.1-0.1

'25

'25 · -0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

8%8%8%

'25

'25 · 8%

Average A-level grade

CCC

'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,330

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

25%

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Branston Road, Tatenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

www.johntaylorfreeschool.co.uk

Telephone

01283247823

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	67%	48%	46.4	Not applicable	88%	1002.0	88%	1,330
2023/24	64%	41%	43.8	-0.30	87%	930.0	90%	1,258
2022/23	78%	52%	49.5	+0.06	92%	930.3	92%	1,141
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	920
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	210
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	31.4	C	-0.07	8%	99

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,330	15.8	14%	25%	22%	8%	24%
2023/24	1,258	16.8	13%	22%	19%	9%	29%
2022/23	1,141	17.2	16%	19%	17%	9%	26%
2021/22	920	16.7	16%	17%	16%	7%	24%
2020/21	686	18.4	12%	18%	16%	—	—
2018/19	210	—	10%	11%	15%	3%	8%