The Violet Way AcademyHoly Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

The Violet Way Academy and Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy are primary schools in Burton-on-Trent.

  • The Violet Way Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Violet Way Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Violet Way Academy was judged Good and Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy (35.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Violet Way Academy versus Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Burton-on-TrentThe Violet Way AcademyBurton-on-TrentHoly Rosary Catholic Voluntary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking265th of 289 in Staffordshire 174th of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll259 185
Capacity270 217
LocationBurton-on-Trent, DE15 9ES Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported50.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census259 185
Free school meals (ever 6)13.9% 17.6%
English as an additional language10.8% 45.9%
SEN support10.4% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.7% Stronger figure12.4% 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.

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.

The Violet Way Academy

Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy

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