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Burnham Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hogfair Lane, Burnham, Slough SL1 7HG · burnhamgrammar.org.uk · 01628 604812
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 70.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.69 mi
- 4.33 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,262
- 184 over 1,078 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- First language not English
- 26.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.69 mi (4.33 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 345 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 47% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 180 | 345 | 1.9▲ | 47% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 314 | 1.7▲ | 48% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 356 | 2▲ | 44% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 358 | 2▲ | 40% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 312 | 1.8▲ | 43% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.69 mi4.33 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 70.1, and 94.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲70.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲94.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 88.3 | −3.3 |
| Sixth form college | 3.4 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 6.7 | +5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 187 students | B (40.8) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 187 students | B (40.9) | Above average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 177 | B (40.4) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 180 | B- (38.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 159 | B+ (42.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 118 | B- (37.6) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 141 | B (39.8) | +0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 143 | B- (36.5) | -0.26 |
| 2015/16 | 141 | B- (35.7) | -0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 74.7 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 10.7 | −5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Burnham Grammar School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (340 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 340
- 27% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (11%) with SEND