The Burton Borough School

Telford and Wrekin · TF10 7DS

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 1077 pupils, 20.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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The Burton Borough School

General Information

Address: Audley Avenue, Newport, TF10 7DS – View on map
Phone: 01952951408
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Bedford
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 188 families put it first for 230 places – 8 for every 10 places. 98% of them were offered a place. 49 of the 230 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 8 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1077 pupils out of 1210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 221
% eligible for free school meals: 20.5%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Telford and Wrekin average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.6% a year (Telford and Wrekin 14.8%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Telford and Wrekin: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 25 (1.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 19 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 29.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 65 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 47 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 44 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 43 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2021 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Attainment 8 score: 39.7
Compared with the area: 4.4 points below the Telford and Wrekin average (44.1)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (−6.7 points against an expected 46.4)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 54% (Telford and Wrekin 57%, England 65%)
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

8th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8

#6Charlton School42.7
#7Ercall Wood Academy42.5
#8The Burton Borough School39.7
#9New Road Academy38.6
#10Haberdashers' Abraham Darby37.7

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Newport Girls' High School Academy75.3
#2Haberdashers' Adams71.8
#3Madeley Academy47.2
#4Holy Trinity Academy45.9
#5Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase44.4
#6Charlton School42.7
#7Ercall Wood Academy42.5
#8The Burton Borough School39.7
#9New Road Academy38.6
#10Haberdashers' Abraham Darby37.7
#11The Telford Langley School35.0
#12The Telford Park School28.4

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
History
Business Studies
Biology
Geography
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Food Technology
Sports Studies
Spanish
French Language
D & T
Art & Design
Photography
Religious Studies
Music Studies (General)
Computer Science
Arabic
Sociology
Punjabi

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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7th of 9 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Ofsted rating

#5Madeley AcademyGood
#6New Road AcademyRequires improvement
#7The Burton Borough SchoolRequires improvement
#8The Telford Langley SchoolRequires improvement
#9The Telford Park SchoolInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Newport Girls' High School AcademyOutstanding
#2Haberdashers' AdamsGood
#3Hadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseGood
#4Holy Trinity AcademyGood
#5Madeley AcademyGood
#6New Road AcademyRequires improvement
#7The Burton Borough SchoolRequires improvement
#8The Telford Langley SchoolRequires improvement
#9The Telford Park SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,619 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

7th of 11 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for spending per pupil

#5New Road Academy£7,903
#6Ercall Wood Academy£7,782
#7The Burton Borough School£7,619
#8Charlton School£7,483
#9Madeley Academy£7,452

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Haberdashers' Abraham Darby£8,810
#2The Telford Park School£8,675
#3Haberdashers' Adams£8,354
#4The Telford Langley School£7,912
#5New Road Academy£7,903
#6Ercall Wood Academy£7,782
#7The Burton Borough School£7,619
#8Charlton School£7,483
#9Madeley Academy£7,452
#10Holy Trinity Academy£6,893
#11Newport Girls' High School Academy£5,807

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Telford and Wrekin: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered