Paulet High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Burton-on-Trent, West Midlands DE15 9RT · Staffordshire
#333 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#2940 of 4,090 nationally
About Paulet High School
Paulet High School is a academy secondary located in Burton-on-Trent, in the Staffordshire local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 915 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 30.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 333rd of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (46th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (11th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 915; capacity filled 101.3%; grade 4+ english & maths 50%; ebacc average points 3.55.
There are 37 schools in Burton-on-Trent; Paulet High School ranks 25th of 36 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)41.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)29.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)25.8
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)29%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Paulet High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 915
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 29%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 101.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 41.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 29.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 50%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.55
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 25.8
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Paulet High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
The Violet Way Academy
Burton-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 4–7
251 students · 195 m away
Edge Hill Academy
Burton-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
344 students · 371 m away
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
632 students · 404 m away
River View Primary and Nursery School
Burton-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
417 students · 1.2 km away
Stanton Primary School
Burton-on-Trent · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
199 students · 1.6 km away
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
179 students · 1.7 km away
Abbot Beyne School
Burton-on-Trent · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
834 students · 1.9 km away
Tower View Primary School
Burton-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
321 students · 2.0 km away
Christ Church Primary School
Burton-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
353 students · 2.1 km away
Lift Anglesey
Burton-on-Trent · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
621 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Chesterton Community Sports College
Newcastle · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
915 students
The De Montfort School
Evesham · Academy secondary · Ages 10–18
915 students
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
917 students
The Wordsley School
Stourbridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
906 students
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
925 students
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
926 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Paulet High School a good school?
Paulet High School has a Success Index (England) of 30.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #333 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Paulet High School rank in West Midlands?
Paulet High School ranks #333 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #2940 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Paulet High School?
Paulet High School had 915 students in 2025.
Is Paulet High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Paulet High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Paulet High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Paulet High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.