Secondary school

Burnt Mill Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CM20 2NR
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,728 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 53%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 35%35%2016/17: top 33%33% · 2016/172017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 60%2021/22: top 86%2022/23: top 59%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 53%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 845.2 · East of England 45.95/10 Middle+31.2 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths44.1% · East of England 44.9%5/10 Middle−16.4 pts
EBacc point score4.09 · East of England 4.016/10 Middle+30.1 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.21 · East of England −0.024/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.4 · 217 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 49.1 · 214 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 45.1 · 210 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 44.3 · 235 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 40.7 · 206 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 44.3 · 223 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 44.6 · 182 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 45.2 · 170 pupils · East of England 45.8552.440.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 47% · 214 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 47% · 210 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 40% · 235 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 55% · 206 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 43% · 223 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 47.3% · 182 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 44.1% · 170 pupils · East of England 44.9%55%40%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
173 of 173 who put it first2014 · 68.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st173173
2nd12622
3rd1055

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2012Outstanding
  5. 2019Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026959
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.3%
First language not English17.9%
SEN support14.5%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)8.6%
Persistently absent pupils23.1%

Girls 56.1%Boys 43.9%

79.9% full · 1,200 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.4
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 63.4
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 17.4
  • Other support 16.4

Teachers 71.4 FTE · Whole workforce 105.2 · 113 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,433
Spend per pupil£7,359
Staff spend per pupil£6,303
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,022,000in-year balance

Grants £8,304 · self-generated £129 · premises £184 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BMAT EDUCATION (12 academies) · trust reserve £3,639,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

182 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94%
  • Education89.6%
  • Apprenticeship2.7%
  • Employment1.6%
  • Not sustained2.7%
  • Unknown3.3%