Burnage Academy for Boys

Academy converter · Secondary school · Manchester, Manchester
M19 1ER
Composite score
58.2

Burnage Academy for Boys at a glance

Located in Manchester, Manchester, Burnage Academy for Boys is a boys' secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 983 pupils aged 11 to 16. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 46.6 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 4.5 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 45% of secondary schools nationally.

46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 66% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 53% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Burnage Academy for Boys does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,417
National rank
#169
In North West
#13
In Manchester
Top 45%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
46%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
66%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.99

School profile

Pupils on roll 983 % FSM ever-6 53.0% % EAL 60.4% Age range 11–16 Gender Boys

Location

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