Burnside College
About the school
Burnside College is an open secondary school in North Tyneside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 November 2024
- Published
- 12 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.2
- North Tyneside
- 46
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Tyneside
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 30.50%
- North Tyneside
- 43.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 57.30%
- North Tyneside
- 64.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 74.00%
- North Tyneside
- 29.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.93
- North Tyneside
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 39.78
AAB or better
- School
- 14.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
959
Girls
49.43%
Boys
50.57%
SEN support
13.24%
Education, health and care plan
2.40%
English as an additional language
12.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
37.74%
Overall absence
8.97
Persistent absence
27.69
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
131
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
69
Sustained education or employment
78%
Higher education
58%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
12%