Burnt Mill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 23 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
- 987 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.7%
- Girls
- 56.3%
- First language not English
- 16.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 55.8%
Other White 12.8%
Mixed 7.2%
African 4.4%
Pakistani 3.7%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Black 3.2%
Other Asian 2.5%
Chinese 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 50 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 174 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
Burnt Mill Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 97
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 78 121 |
| Year 8 | 220 108 112 |
| Year 9 | 207 81 126 |
| Year 10 | 178 82 96 |
| Year 11 | 183 82 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 52.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.9% 1.2% |