Academy converter · Staffordshire

Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy

11–16Ages
632Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146235URN

Bluestone Lane, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.1 above Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

341 applications for 118 places · 2nd of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.0of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

12th of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 18 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Year 7

1.1 above Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

341 applications · 118 places offered · 182 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2025 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2019 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College (URN 124459), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	118	341	2.9	182	1.54
Sep 2025	120	334	2.8	153	1.27
Sep 2024	138	333	2.4	182	1.32
Sep 2023	122	277	2.3	144	1.18
Sep 2022	110	196	1.8	94	0.85
Sep 2021	95	187	2.0	76	0.80
Sep 2020	91	196	2.2	79	0.87
Sep 2019	68	248	3.7	121	1.78
Sep 2018 *	105	219	2.1	101	0.96
Sep 2017 *	130	234	1.8	116	0.89
Sep 2016 *	126	242	1.9	112	0.89
Sep 2015 *	143	244	1.7	133	0.93
Sep 2014 *	108	200	1.9	102	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

118 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.012th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%11th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	118	47.0	49%	73%	–
2024/25	91	46.7	46%	80%	–
2023/24	121	50.3	60%	78%	+0.29
2022/23	97	48.1	52%	76%	+0.30

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Paulet High School
0.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Abbot Beyne School
2.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Mercia Academy
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Paget High School
2.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Pingle Academy
3.5 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
John Taylor Free School
4.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
The de Ferrers Academy
5.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Granville Academy
5.4 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 45.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146235 · 860/4710
Trust: St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 620 pupils · 632 on roll
Free school meals: 23.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College (URN 124459)
Address: Bluestone Lane, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
Local authority: Staffordshire · East Staffordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources