Burnage Academy for Boys, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pride that I welcome you to Burnage Academy for Boys. Here, we know the skills that boys need in order to thrive, and have developed a school environment where all pupils can be the best that they can be through our values of resilience, independence and care."

In 2026, pupils at Burnage Academy for Boys averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.85: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 50.9, against 52.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Other Modern Languages and Computer Science.

For September 2026 entry, 189 families put Burnage Academy for Boys as their first choice and 435 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Burnage Academy for Boys are Priestnall School (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 55.8); Levenshulme High School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.2); The Barlow RC High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); and Manchester Enterprise Academy Central (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3).

Burnage Academy for Boys's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college and 1% into work.

53.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (72%) and other ethnic groups (14%).

In 2026, 90 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 30 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burnage Academy (outside), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Burnage Academy for Boys stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Burnage Academy for Boys issued 400 suspensions, 40.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Burnage Academy for Boys are Green End Primary School (0.1 miles), St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester (0.2 miles), Ladybarn Primary School (0.4 miles) and Mauldeth Road Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.