The Burton Borough School
Audley Avenue, Newport, TF10 7DS
1,077 pupils · 89% of 1,210 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 November 2021, published 13 February 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 44.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 230 | 188 | 370 | 229 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 198 | 158 | 317 | 195 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Newport Girls' High School Academy 0.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Haberdashers' Adams 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- New Road Academy 8.4 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Academy 9.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 10.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Idsall School 10.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.