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Burnside College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
St Peter's Road, Wallsend NE28 7LQ · burnsidecollege.org.uk · 0191 259 8500
On the mapSearch near NE28 7LQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. North Tyneside 46, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 995
- 79% of 1,266 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.4%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 247 families put the school first and 232 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 232 | 247 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 199 | 178 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 173 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 201 | 183 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 177 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 30.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Tyneside it was 46, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲74.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.7 | −18.6 |
| Further education | 63.3 | +13 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2 | +3.6 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 students | B (39.8) | Well above average +0.48 | |
| 17 students | B (39.8) | Well above average +0.48 | |
| 12 students | Dist+ (39.6) | Well above average +0.60 | |
| 8 students | Dist+ (38) | Average +0.65 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 39 | B- (35.3) | -0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 43 | C+ (31.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 17 | B (38.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 43 | B- (36.6) | +0.39 |
| 2017/18 | 27 | B- (36) | +0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 111 | C+ (34.1) | +0.29 |
| 2015/16 | 79 | C (29.8) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50.8 | +1.9 |
| Further education | 4.8 | +2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.1 | +6.7 |
| Employment | 30.2 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | −9.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −2.8 |
Ofsted
Burnside College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Nov 2024 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 20
- 2% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (20%) with SEND