Burnage Academy for Boys

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Flags

2

0 high

Overall absence at 8.2%Overall absence at 8.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,994.75

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.9%

of income

In-year balance

+1.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.

Overall absence at 8.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

2 October 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.66.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)46.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.14.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

983

Capacity

1,086 (91%)

Free school meals

49.7%

English additional lang.

60.4%

Ethnicity

White British 2.8%Asian 71.0%Black 3.9%Mixed 4.5%Chinese 1.4%Other 14.1%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

69.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

14.2

Mean salary

£46,874

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

23.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.6%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 1,033 pupils