The Burton Borough School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

Telford and WrekinLocal Authority

The WrekinConstituency

TF10 7DSPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Burton Borough School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,077 pupils. The Burton Borough School is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.39

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,077

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,077
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Feb 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.