The Burgate School and Sixth Form is a secondary school located in Fordingbridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Website: http://www.theburgate.com
Telephone: 01425652039
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Pover
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136719

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1051
Number of Pupils: 1013
Number of Boys: 556
Number of Girls: 457

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.23 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.44
Of the 149 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 144 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:47%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.68
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fordingbridge Junior School
Pennys Lane , SP6 1HJ 		3out of 4 291 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fordingbridge Infant School
Pennys Lane , SP6 1HJ 		3out of 4 291 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Breamore Church of England Primary School
Salisbury Road , Breamore SP6 2EF 		3out of 4 2,881 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Salisbury Road , SP6 1EZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forres Sandle Manor School
Sandle Manor , SP6 1NS 		- not rated 1,659 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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