Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyMercia Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy and Mercia Academy are secondary schools.
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Mercia Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Outstanding and Mercia Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.7 for Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy and 32.6 for Mercia Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy (51.7 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Mercia Academy (37.6 in 2022-23, 32.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Burton-on-TrentBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy | SwadlincoteMercia Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 70 in Staffordshire | 39th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 612 | 579 | |
| Capacity | 620 | 750 | |
| Location | Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD | Swadlincote, DE11 0TL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.7 Stronger figure | 32.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.2% Stronger figure | 23.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.2% Stronger figure | 36.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.8% Stronger figure | 5.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 Stronger figure | 2.64 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 91 | 112 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 612 | 579 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.4% | 44.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.4% | 3.1% | |
| SEN support | 14.5% | 20.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.3% Stronger figure | 13.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.0% Stronger figure | 36.3% | 15.8% |
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.
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
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