Staffordshire
The Fountains High School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.48
- Progress 8
- [-2.15, -0.80]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 33 | 1.8 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 38 | 2.7 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 18 | 1.2 | -1.48 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 27 | 5.0 | -1.37 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Staffordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 146070 |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy special converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Executive Headteacher Gareth Allen |
| Trust | ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DE13 0HB |
| Pupils | 250 |
| FSM eligible | 41.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Bitham Lane, Stretton, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HB
www.fountains-high.staffs.sch.uk1283247580| DfE number | 7015 |
| UKPRN | 10068290 |
| Opened | 1 Aug 2018 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 1 Feb 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Dec 2022 |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2023 |