Burnside College
Foundation secondary school in Wallsend (North Tyneside).
Attainment 8
42
▼ 4.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
24.8%
▼ 21pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.2
▼ 0.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
39.2%
▲ 12pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
22.8%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
79%
995 / 1,266 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2020
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 30-09-2026.- Maintained by
- North Tyneside (local council)
- Type of school
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust (named in the register, no trust page available)
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 16 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- North Tyneside has 83 schools on the register, including 11 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, sometimes with foundation governors, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.