Burnt Mill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137694
- Address
- First Avenue, CM20 2NR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 951 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.8%
- Girls
- 56.2%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 53%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 8%
African 5.7%
Pakistani 4.4%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 2.2%
Chinese 1.9%
Indian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.07
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| Dance | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 169 |
Admissions
Burnt Mill Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 86
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 202 90 112 |
| Year 8 | 192 76 116 |
| Year 9 | 208 98 110 |
| Year 10 | 178 72 106 |
| Year 11 | 171 81 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |