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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 31 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 2 October 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry435 applications · 200 places offered · 189 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Manchester median median 2.5
- 2025 2.3; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2024 2.2; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2023 2.1; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2022 1.8; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2021 1.6; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2020 1.6; Manchester median median 2.4
- 2019 1.9; Manchester median median 2.3
- 2018 1.5; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2017 1.5; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2016 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
- 2015 1.3; Manchester median median 1.8
- 2014 1.0; Manchester median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Manchester median
Dashed bars: as Burnage Media Arts College (URN 105557), the previous school.
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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 200 | 435 | 2.2 | 189 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 200 | 463 | 2.3 | 183 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 207 | 452 | 2.2 | 193 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 193 | 409 | 2.1 | 155 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2022 | 176 | 313 | 1.8 | 129 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2021 | 167 | 270 | 1.6 | 95 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2020 | 168 | 275 | 1.6 | 90 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2019 | 111 | 210 | 1.9 | 59 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2018 | 135 | 204 | 1.5 | 75 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2017 | 175 | 266 | 1.5 | 126 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2016 | 175 | 248 | 1.4 | 114 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2015 | 189 | 237 | 1.3 | 114 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2014 * | 185 | 186 | 1.0 | 91 | 0.49 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 180 | 51.9 | 58% | 77% | – |
| 2024/25 | 175 | 46.6 | 46% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 173 | 51.1 | 56% | 75% | +0.85 |
| 2022/23 | 180 | 51.0 | 53% | 74% | +1.05 |
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
- Burnage Academy for BoysThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20242.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · StockportRequires improvement20192.1applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Manchester20262.5applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · ManchesterRemains Good20243.5applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Manchester20262.2applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · StockportGood20232.2applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · ManchesterStandards maintained20252.9applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · ManchesterOutstanding20246.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Manchester20262.1applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140703 · 352/4256
- Trust
- Burnage Academy for Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,086 pupils · 1,021 on roll
- Free school meals
- 53.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2014
- Replaced
- Burnage Media Arts College (URN 105557)
- Address
- Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester, M19 1ER
- Local authority
- Manchester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources