Burnham Grammar School
Address
Hogfair Lane

, ,
SL1 7HG

Coordinates51°31′56″N 0°39′08″W / 51.5323°N 0.6522°W / 51.5323; -0.6522
Information
TypeAcademy Grammar School
MottoEmbracing Challenge
Established1960
Local authorityAcademy
SpecialistScience, maths and languages
Department for Education URN137564 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherAndrew J Gillespie
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1247
Houses  Winton
  Roosevelt
  King
  Ali
Colour(s)Yellow, red, blue and green (respectively)
Websitehttps://www.burnhamgrammar.org.uk/

Burnham Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational grammar school in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. In October 2011 the school became an academy.[1] It takes students aged 11–18, with approximately 1250 on roll (as of 2021/2022).[2]

The school has an all-weather full-sized tiger-turf sports pitch that the Wycombe Wanderers first team occasionally train on.

In September 2004 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as a science college.[3]

In May 2011 the school applied for academy status in order to be released from local education authority (LEA) control.

The school has a vertical tutoring system and students are split into four houses:

The current headteacher is Andrew Gillespie, who took over from Catherine Long in January 2008. Previous to this, he was a regular teacher of science at the school.

For the last seven years, Burnham Grammar School has been the location of "Lighthouse Burnham".[4] Lighthouse is a holiday week for children run by Christians from many local churches.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Open academies map and schools submitting applications". Department for Education. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. "Absence and pupil population - Burnham Grammar School - Find school and college performance data in England - GOV.UK". Find school and college performance data in England. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006.
  4. Mike Bird. "Burnham". Lighthouse Admin.
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