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Sir John Thursby Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Eastern Avenue, Burnley BB10 2AT · sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk · 01282 682313
On the mapSearch near BB10 2AT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,121
- 100% of 1,125 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.1%
- First language not English
- 74.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 223 places were offered; 99% 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 | 223 | 199 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 222 | 243 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 223 | 241 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 226 | 202 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 222 | 214 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 30.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ▼30.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.84 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.8 | +2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 80 | −6.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +3.9 |
Ofsted
Sir John Thursby Community College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
38% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 38%
- Replies
- 13
- 1% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied