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Burnside College

  • 11–18Ages
  • 995Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 108640URN

St Peter's Road, Wallsend, NE28 7LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJan 2020
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.6per place
0.2 below North Tyneside median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Tyneside

369 applications for 232 places · 6th of 8 in North Tyneside
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
42.0of 90
10th of 11 in North Tyneside
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJan 2020
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024
The graded inspection, 22 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 27 November 2024
    Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
  2. 22 January 2020
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.6applications per place, Year 7
0.2 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

369 applications · 232 places offered · 247 named it first

  1. 2026 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.7
  3. 2024 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.6
  4. 2023 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
  5. 2022 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.4
  6. 2021 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.5
  7. 2020 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.5
  8. 2019 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.4
  9. 2018 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.5
  10. 2017 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
  11. 2016 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.5
  12. 2015 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
  13. 2014 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.4
More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 1 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • North Tyneside median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262323691.62471.06
Sep 20251992901.51780.89
Sep 20241922981.61730.90
Sep 20232012971.51830.91
Sep 20222022681.31770.88
Sep 20211992601.31650.83
Sep 20201771981.11060.60
Sep 20192152221.01360.63
Sep 20181892401.31480.78
Sep 20172203181.51810.82
Sep 20162142851.31920.90
Sep 20151412061.51350.96
Sep 20142123081.52010.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

161 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.010th of 11 in North Tyneside
Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%11th of 11 in North Tyneside
Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%
  • This school
  • North Tyneside median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.46
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)16142.025%52%–
2024/2513144.231%57%–
2023/2416641.531%57%−0.46
2022/2313145.034%64%−0.14

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
108640 · 392/4032
Trust
The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,266 pupils · 995 on roll
Free school meals
40.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Address
St Peter's Road, Wallsend, NE28 7LQ
Local authority
North Tyneside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources