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Tower View Primary School

URN
151423
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Tower View Primary School
URN
151423
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

68 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

50

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#146 of 251 schools in Staffordshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 December 2021
Inspection date
9 November 2021
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2021

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2021

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

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Local authority
Staffordshire
Admissions portal
Hampshire admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.towerview.staffs.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

DE15 0EZ - Vancouver Drive, Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Contact details

Address
Vancouver Drive, Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Postcode
DE15 0EZ
Phone
1283247455
Website
www.towerview.staffs.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Staffordshire
Local authority code
860

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 945 schools in Staffordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

945

Open schools

455

Closed schools

490

Primary schools

625

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 12 December 2021

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2021

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2021

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2021

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 124046 (Tower View Primary School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 December 20219 November 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 12 December 2021
    • Good

      Published
      12 December 2021
      Inspected
      9 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    122

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary625 (66.9%)
    • Secondary122 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other187 (20.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Tower View Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Joseph Clark Junior School42 mPrimaryClosed
    Winshill Infant School342 mPrimaryClosed
    Burton PRU344 mNot applicableOpen
    Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School358 mPrimaryClosed
    Bend Oak Junior School432 mPrimaryClosed
    Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School465 mPrimaryOpen
    Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Abbot Beyne School1.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    • Tower View Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Joseph Clark Junior School
      Distance
      42 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Winshill Infant School
      Distance
      342 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Burton PRU
      Distance
      344 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Staffordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Adbaston First SchoolPrimary-Closed
    Adbaston Infants' SchoolPrimaryST20 0RAClosed
    Alderbrook Junior SchoolPrimary-Closed
    All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryDE13 7EFOpen
    All Saints Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimaryST18 9JUOpen
    • Adbaston First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Adbaston Infants' School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      ST20 0RA
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderbrook Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE13 7EF
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery
    Distance
    358 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bend Oak Junior School
    Distance
    432 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    465 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbot Beyne School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    ST18 9JU
    Status
    Open