Abbot Beyne SchoolBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burton-on-Trent.

Summary of the comparison

Abbot Beyne School and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent.

  • Abbot Beyne School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbot Beyne School was judged Good and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.4 for Abbot Beyne School and 46.7 for Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Abbot Beyne School (37.2 in 2021-22, 39.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy (51.7 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbot Beyne School versus Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Burton-on-TrentAbbot Beyne SchoolBurton-on-TrentBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking38th of 70 in Staffordshire 3rd of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll828 612
Capacity1,189 620
LocationBurton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
GCSE results
Attainment 839.4 46.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths26.5% 46.2% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.8% 80.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc16.7% 64.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.24 4.09 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort132 91
A-level results
A-level entries48 Not reported
A-level average points32.8 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points35.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.6% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census828 612
Free school meals (ever 6)33.0% 23.4%
English as an additional language30.8% 20.4%
SEN support16.7% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence10.1% 6.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.2% 17.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbot Beyne School

Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy

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