The Burton Borough School
About the school
The Burton Borough School is an open secondary school in Telford and Wrekin.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 November 2021
- Published
- 13 February 2022
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.7
- Telford and Wrekin
- 44.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Telford and Wrekin
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 30.40%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 39.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.70%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 58.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.90%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.39
- Telford and Wrekin
- 3.91
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1108
Girls
46.57%
Boys
53.43%
SEN support
16.61%
Education, health and care plan
2.53%
English as an additional language
6.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.11%
Overall absence
10.2
Persistent absence
29.17