Burnside College

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendConstituency

NE28 7LQPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Burnside College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 995 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.93

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

995

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 995
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.