Burnley High School
Byron Street, Burnley, BB12 6NX
579 pupils · 97% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 41.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 46.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 119 | 126 | 551 | 119 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 120 | 130 | 607 | 120 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 129 | 136 | 599 | 129 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 131 | 130 | 602 | 131 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 127 | 133 | 552 | 127 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 129 | 124 | 532 | 129 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 120 | 135 | 547 | 120 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 120 | 99 | 522 | 120 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shuttleworth College 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 4.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Unity College 4.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Sir John Thursby Community College 5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Marsden Heights Community College 5.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Accrington Academy 6.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.