Burnham Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Buckinghamshire, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,262 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,078.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (7 Dec 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 70.1 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B for 2024/25. Admissions data records 345 first-preference applications and 180 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 7 Dec 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 7 Dec 2022: School remains Good
Published 13 Dec 2012.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 180 |
| First-preference applications | 345 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 978 |
| First-preference offers | 162 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 70.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 99.4% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 94.4% |
| EBacc entry | 42.5% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 36.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 32.4% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.16 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.84 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 40.59 |
| Value added | 0.18 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.09 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.27 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 27.8% |
| Pupils | 187 |
| Average grade | B |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B |
| Published progress band | Above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 91.8% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.1% |
| Further education college | 3.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1% |
| Employment | 0% |
| Not sustained | 0.5% |
| Unknown | 1.1% |
Cohort: 182 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 98.4%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 78.9% |
| Further education | 0% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8% |
| Employment | 9.4% |
| Not sustained | 7.2% |
| Unknown | 1.7% |
Cohort: 180 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
19.6 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.86% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 0.71% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 14.6% |
| White other | 4% |
| Mixed | 6% |
| Asian | 68.4% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Other | 1.6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:30 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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