The Burton Borough School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Telford and Wrekin
Audley Avenue, Newport, TF10 7DS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 10/11/2021
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
29.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,077
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
154 of 158 families who put it first got an offer
198
Places offered
317
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 158 | 154 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 87 | 30 | ● 34% |
| 3rd preference | 56 | 11 | ● 20% |
| 4th preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 317 | 195 | 62% |
Telford and Wrekin lets families list 4 preferences. 41 applications came from outside the council area (23 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Bedford
- Address
- Audley Avenue, Newport, TF10 7DS
- Phone
- 01952951408
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward / constituency
- Newport South · The Wrekin
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150363
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
1,077 pupils · 1,210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
10 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,152 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 214 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 203 | 8% | 36% | 62% | |
| English Language | 203 | 17% | 51% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 200 | 10% | 43% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 144 | 1% | 8% | 32% | |
| History | 129 | 9% | 35% | 48% | |
| Art and Design | 80 | 16% | 46% | 75% | |
| Business | 70 | 1% | 14% | 30% | |
| Biology | 66 | 11% | 52% | 77% | |
| Geography | 64 | 14% | 39% | 52% | |
| Physics | 59 | 8% | 61% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 10% | 54% | 80% | |
| Physical Education | 52 | 19% | 63% | 77% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Telford and Wrekin council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.