Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Year 7 2026 had 182 first-choice applications for 118 offers, 1.5 first choices per offer, the highest of 47 Staffordshire secondary schools.
For Year 7 in 2026, 116 offers went to first-choice families and 66 first-choice families (36%) were not offered a place; 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
137 of the 341 applications (40%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Staffordshire; 44 offers went to them.
Grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25: 46% (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools, this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Bluestone Lane, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 632 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 18 January 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are extremely proud to be part of this highly ambitious school.”
“The ‘Sutton Way’, which focuses on academic excellence, spiritual development and social excellence, permeates throughout.”
“Leaders have the highest expectations for their pupils.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	46%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	46.7	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 182 first-preference applications, 118 offers in total, 116 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Paulet High School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Abbot Beyne School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Paget High School 1.8 mi Good
John Taylor Free School 3.0 mi Good
The de Ferrers Academy 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
John Taylor High School 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lift Rawlett 10.0 mi Not judged
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS 10.5 mi Good Last distance published