66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
699.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
983
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 31/01/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Burnage Academy for Boys · Secondary · Manchester
Part ofBURNAGE ACADEMY FOR BOYS
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
-8pp
75%70%66%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
46%
-10pp
56%50%44%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
Attainment 8
46.6
-4.5
51.147.744.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.6
EBacc entry
14%
-5pp
22%14%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
699.0
-87.4
811.3755.1699.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 699.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
983
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
60%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester, M19 1ER
Local authority
Manchester
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 46% | 46.6 | Not applicable | 14% | 699.0 | 42% | 983 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 56% | 51.1 | +0.85 | 20% | 786.4 | 43% | 953 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 53% | 51.0 | +1.05 | 22% | 811.3 | 48% | 947 |
| 2021/22 | 68% | 48% | 49.4 | +0.90 | 19% | 810.0 | 46% | 871 |
| 2018/19 | 66% | 44% | 44.3 | +0.31 | 6% | 747.8 | 25% | 887 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 37% | 42.7 | +0.26 | 16% | 606.3 | 41% | 913 |
| 2016/17 | 63% | 41% | 42.4 | +0.25 | 28% | — | 45% | 949 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 983 | 15.3 | 14% | 60% | 53% | 8% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 953 | 14.6 | 16% | 65% | 48% | 8% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 947 | 16.8 | 18% | 71% | 46% | 8% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 871 | 13.7 | 18% | 78% | 44% | 7% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 857 | 14.1 | 23% | 79% | 40% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 887 | 13.0 | 14% | 43% | 41% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 913 | 13.2 | 16% | 43% | 42% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 949 | 14.0 | 22% | 44% | 44% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.