Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bluestone Lane, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
632 pupils · 102% of 620 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 23.6%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 January 2023, published 9 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 64.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.54 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 118 | 182 | 341 | 118 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 120 | 153 | 334 | 120 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 138 | 182 | 333 | 138 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 122 | 144 | 277 | 122 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 110 | 94 | 196 | 108 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 95 | 76 | 187 | 95 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 91 | 79 | 196 | 91 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 68 | 121 | 248 | 68 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Paulet High School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Abbot Beyne School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Mercia Academy 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Paget High School 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Pingle Academy 3.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- John Taylor Free School 4.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.