The Burton Borough School is situated on the southern edge of Newport, Shropshire, England, in Audley Avenue. The school was opened in 1957 and since then has developed steadily. In September 2004 it was designated a Specialist Arts College.
The school is named after a local man J.S. Burton Borough, who was deputy lieutenant for Shropshire and High Sheriff and became the first governor of the school.
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