Burnage Academy for Boys
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 140703
- Address
- Burnage Lane, Burnage, M19 1ER
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 953 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 65.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
Pakistani 59.2%
Other 14.1%
Bangladeshi 6.4%
Mixed 4.8%
African 3.5%
Other Asian 3.4%
White British 2.3%
Chinese 1.6%
Other White 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 1 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Burnage Academy for Boys
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 200 0 |
| Year 8 | 204 204 0 |
| Year 9 | 188 188 0 |
| Year 10 | 184 184 0 |
| Year 11 | 177 177 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 15.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 33.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 9.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.2% |