The Burgate School and Sixth Form

How places are decided at The Burgate School and Sixth Form

The Burgate School and Sixth Form: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Burgate School and Sixth Form's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged The Burgate School and Sixth Form's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in May 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Burgate School and Sixth Form?

The Burgate School and Sixth Form has 1,073 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Burgate School and Sixth Form take?

The Burgate School and Sixth Form admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Burgate School and Sixth Form located?

The Burgate School and Sixth Form is located in Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ, Hampshire.

How do I apply to The Burgate School and Sixth Form?

The Burgate School and Sixth Form is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into The Burgate School and Sixth Form?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Burgate School and Sixth Form was 10.67 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Burgate School and Sixth Form?

When The Burgate School and Sixth Form has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care/previously looked after — Children who are looked after or previously looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Serious health/physical/psychological condition — For applicants in the normal admissions round only. Children who have a serious health, physical or psychological condition which makes it essential that the child attends The Burgate School rather than any other. Appropriate evidence must be provided by the registered Health Practitioner with the relevant expertise; 3. Children of staff — Children of members of permanent staff employed at the school, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 190 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If the school is oversubscribed from within any of the above categories, children living closest to the school will have priority. Straight line distance will be used to prioritise applications; applicants living nearer The Burgate School have priority. Distances will be measured from the Ordnance Survey home address point to the school address point using Hampshire County Council's Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Distances to multiple dwellings will give priority to the ground floor over the first floor and so on. On individual floors, distances will be measured to the stairs leading to the communal entrance. If it is still not possible to decide between two applicants who are equidistant, then a random allocation will be made to allocate the final place.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Burgate School and Sixth Form?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.9% of pupils at The Burgate School and Sixth Form are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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