Burnham Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 137564
- Address
- Hogfair Lane, Burnham, SL1 7HG
- Website
- www.burnhamgrammar.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1267 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 30.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.6%
Indian 31.6%
Pakistani 22%
White British 16.7%
Other Asian 7.9%
Mixed 5.7%
African 5.2%
Other White 4.5%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 96%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 70
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.32
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | GCSE | 12 |
Biology | GCSE | 147 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 147 |
Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 62 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
English Language | GCSE | 180 |
English Literature | GCSE | 180 |
French | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Burnham Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 356
- 2nd preference
- 152
- 3rd preference
- 141
- From another Local Authority
- 756
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 117
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 181 102 79 |
Year 8 | 182 97 85 |
Year 9 | 180 92 88 |
Year 10 | 180 112 68 |
Year 11 | 179 100 79 |
Year 12 | 189 98 91 |
Year 13 | 176 98 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 100.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 5.0% 20.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 93.0% 66.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 0.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 0.0% 2.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 91.0% 76.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 39.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 32.0% 35.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 2.8% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 1.7% |