Thank you for your interest in joining the top-performing school in the north of England that boys can attend. Manchester City Council process all admissions to Burnage Academy for Boys and we follow their timeline for admissions.
Applying for a secondary school place at Burnage Academy for Boys
Any admission forms should be returned to Manchester Local Authority’s Integrated Admissions Service at school.admissions@manchester.gov.uk or in paper form to:
In order to help you understand the admissions process better, please read the information below. We hope you will find it helpful and informative.
The Governing Body of Burnage Academy for Boys is the Admissions Authority for Burnage Academy for Boys and as such is required to draft, consult on and determine the admission arrangements for the Academy. We work in close partnership with Manchester Local Authority’s (LA) Coordinated Admissions Scheme to provide comprehensive education for all, including following the LA timeline.
Where there are more applicants than places available the LA will apply the admission arrangements in order to decide which applicants will be offered places.
A Published Admission Number (PAN) is the number of places a school/academy has in the year of entry.
Due to an increase in applications for the school, the PAN number for the school for 2023-24 increased to 210. We strongly encourage early applications. Places will normally only be offered up to the PAN number. For more information on our oversubscription policy, the priority criteria that determine who will be accepted, and the appeals process, please see the Admissions Policy.
A child cannot be refused admission to the normal year of entry on the grounds of prejudice to the provision of efficient education and efficient use of resources unless the published admission number has been reached. However, if circumstances at the school/academy have changed since the year of entry, a place may be refused even if the admission number has not been reached.
We know that parents want to see how a school really operates day to day before making a decision where to send their child.
Please call us on 0161 432 1527 or email at office@burnage.manchester.sch.uk to make an appointment to meet one of our Leadership Group at any time in the school day. We will take you on a guided tour of the school at a time which suits you, so that you can see our school in action. Make sure to also watch our virtual open event videos here.
Please note that every year there is a deadline for admission forms. Any forms received after the closing date will be processed as late applications. Please check the LA site above for specific dates per year.
For more detailed information about our admissions policy, please see our School Policies page.