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The Burton Borough School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Audley Avenue, Newport TF10 7DS · burtonborough.lct.education · 01952 951408
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Telford and Wrekin 44.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Telford and Wrekin Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,077
- 89% of 1,210 places
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Telford and Wrekin Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 188 families put the school first and 230 places were offered; 98% 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 | 230 | 188 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 158 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 180 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 226 | 206 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 239 | 232 | 1 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 30.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Telford and Wrekin it was 44.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123574)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17 | −4.6 |
| Sixth form college | 5.5 | −1.3 |
| Further education | 56.6 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 4.7 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +5.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +2.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 123574)
Ofsted
The Burton Borough School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 10 November 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 10 Nov 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123574)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123574), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123574)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123574)
Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123574)
What parents said
5% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 5%
- Replies
- 19
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on the 89% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (53%) with SEND