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Shuttleworth College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley BB12 8ST · shuttleworthcollege.org · 01282 682300
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,072
- 22 over 1,050 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 217 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 192 | 217 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 227 | 226 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 216 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 230 | 228 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 192 | 191 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.5, and 39.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.3 | +1.7 |
| Further education | 70 | +2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | −3.7 |
| Employment | 4.2 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Shuttleworth College on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Oct 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 99
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (27%) with SEND