Granville AcademyBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Granville Academy and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools.
Granville Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Granville Academy was judged the expected standard and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for Granville Academy and 47.0 for Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Granville Academy (47.7 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy (51.7 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SwadlincoteGranville Academy | Burton-on-TrentBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 45 in Derbyshire | 3rd of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 914 | 632 | |
| Capacity | 950 | 620 | |
| Location | Swadlincote, DE11 7JR | Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.0 | 47.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.5% | 49.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.5% | 72.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 169 | 118 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 909 | 612 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.7% | 23.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.2% | 20.4% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 14.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% | 6.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.1% | 17.0% Stronger figure | 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.
Granville Academy
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