The Burton Borough School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
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
Telford and Wrekin
Unique reference
150363
Address
Audley Avenue, TF10 7DS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1108 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
53.4%
Girls
46.6%
First language not English
6.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.1%
Mixed 4%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other White 2.8%
African 2.3%
Indian 2.2%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 45%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.6
Local authority average 44.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.39
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE41
BiologyGCSE66
Business Studies:SingleGCSE70
ChemistryGCSE59
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE45
English LanguageGCSE203
English LiteratureGCSE200
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE52
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Burton Borough School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
198
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
158
2nd preference
87
3rd preference
56
From another Local Authority
41
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
154
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
23
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
209
110
99
Year 8
228
134
94
Year 9
234
116
118
Year 10
223
102
121
Year 11
214
130
84
Year 2024-2025

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