Further education

Burton and South Derbyshire College

Mixed · ages 16–99Staffordshire, West Midlands · Burton-on-Trent DE14 3RL
Pupils on roll
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

Burton and South Derbyshire College is a 16–19 provider, so there is no Year 11 cohort: this page covers where its students went after 16–18 study and what they achieved.

Among the 859 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 15% went to university (Staffordshire 33%, England 37%), and 2% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 12% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Staffordshire and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Staffordshire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Students in the cohort8597,985541,441
Any sustained destination74%81%79%
University (higher education)15%33%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students2%11%19%
Further education8%4%5%
Apprenticeship12%11%7%
Employment37%33%28%
No sustained destination20%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Other secondary schools in Staffordshire

Abbot Beyne School

Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 834 pupils

87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4

Alleyne's Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 846 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.7

Biddulph High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 746 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.