Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyPaulet High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burton-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy and Paulet High School are secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Paulet High School scores 49 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 Paulet High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.0 for Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy and 43.7 for Paulet High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy (51.7 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Paulet High School (47.9 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Burton-on-TrentBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy | Burton-on-TrentPaulet High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | 48th of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 632 | 915 | |
| Capacity | 620 | 903 | |
| Location | Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD | Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.0 Stronger figure | 43.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.2% Stronger figure | 35.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.9% Stronger figure | 57.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 118 | 145 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 58 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 25.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 27.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 3.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 612 | 899 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.4% | 26.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.4% | 16.8% | |
| SEN support | 14.5% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.3% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.0% Stronger figure | 23.4% | 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
Paulet High School
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