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Burnley High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Byron Street, Burnley BB12 6NX · burnleyhighschool.co.uk · 01282 681950
On the mapSearch near BB12 6NX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 579
- 97% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 41.1%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 90% 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 | 119 | 126 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 130 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 129 | 136 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 131 | 130 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 127 | 133 | 1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.6, and 29.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.51 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.9 | +3 |
| Further education | 79.4 | +6.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −7.7 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Burnley High School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 92
- 17% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (29%) with SEND