Burntwood School

Burntwood School runs a dedicated Learning Support team and a specialist Resource Base for girls aged 11-18 with an EHCP specifying Social & Emotional Mental Health needs, offering in-class support, individual programmes, small group workshops, one-to-one support, and tailored provision.

“This specialist provision caters to girls aged 11-18 who have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) specifying Social & Emotional Mental Health needs as a primary concern. The Resource Base provides a tailored learning environment, offering one-to-one support, small group sessions, and access to timetabled lessons, allowing us to adapt each student's provision as their needs evolve.”

The school provides pastoral and therapeutic interventions for SEND students to support both academic and personal development.

“We also provide excellent pastoral and therapeutic interventions, ensuring that our SEND students receive comprehensive support to thrive academically and personally”

The school names a Designated Member of Staff for Safeguarding and a deputy, showing formal safeguarding leadership structure.

“Designated Member of Staff for Safeguarding”

School liaises with an extensive network of external agencies to support young people and families.

“We liaise with an extensive network of agencies that can offer support to any young person and their family.”

The school's Arts provision has been recognized with an Artsmark Gold award for excellence in curricular and extracurricular arts.

“Burntwood's dedication to the Arts has been recognized with 'Artsmark Gold' awards from the Arts Council of Great Britain, highlighting its excellence in both curricular and extracurricular arts provision.”

Medical and Nursing students are supported with hospital work experience programmes, voluntary opportunities and specialist personal-statement/interview guidance.

“Medical and Nursing students are supported with medical work experiences programmes at local hospitals, voluntary experience opportunities, specialist speakers on personal statement writing and interviews.”

The school offers an extensive Master Classes programme for gifted and talented students across most subjects.

“The School offers an extensive programme of Master Classes in the majority of subjects for gifted and talented students.”

Full range of enrichment and super-curricular opportunities building cultural capital

“Burntwood Sixth Form offers a full range of exceptional enrichment and super-curricular opportunities, enabling all students to participate in a wide, rich and inspirational programme of study; this exceptional provision builds cultural capital and equips students with the skills and experiences to actively contribute to society.”

Enrichment programme aims to develop well-rounded, articulate and confident young people

“well-rounded, articulate and confident young people”

Sixth Form described as a dynamic, aspirational community valuing commitment, character, creativity and community

“We are delighted to welcome you to Burntwood Sixth Form, a dynamic and aspirational community which ensures that all students achieve the very best personal and academic outcomes.”

All Sixth Form students take part in an enrichment and super-curricular programme

“all students in the Sixth Form engage in our enrichment and super-curricular programme”

The Sixth Form runs its own programme of school journeys including residential courses and a University Access Programme.

“The Sixth Form has its own programme of school journeys which includes residential courses for Art, English and Mathematics, the University Access Programme and a wide range of cultural enrichment activities.”

Application deadline for secondary admission stated as 31 October 2025.

“Application Forms should be completed by 31 October 2025.”

Applicants refused a place have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel.

“Applicants refused a place at the school have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel.”

Vast majority of students secured their first choice university, including Oxbridge, across a wide range of degrees

“The vast majority of students have secured their first choice of university and are embarking on a wide-range of degrees at a variety of universities including Oxbridge, courses include: Medicine, Law, English Literature, Biomedical Science, History, Politics, Education and Computing amongst many others.”

Students' enrichment experiences feed into university and apprenticeship applications via a Destinations Passport

“use them to enhance their university and apprenticeship applications”

Progress 8 score of +0.6 and Attainment 8 score of 49.3 for GCSE 2025

“Our Estimated progress 8 score is +0.6. This positive score means our students, on average, make better than expected progress which is nearly two thirds of a grade higher than expected. Our Attainment 8 score is 49.3, which means the average student grade is a 4.93.”

25% of GCSE results were grade 7 and above in 2025

“25% of all our students’ results were grade 7 and above.”