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Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Ormerod Road, Burnley BB10 3AA · btrcc.lancs.sch.uk · 01282 506200
On the mapSearch near BB10 3AA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,261
- 99% of 1,280 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39%
- First language not English
- 18.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 248 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 96% 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 | 248 | 248 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 245 | 265 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 246 | 261 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 249 | 271 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 245 | 246 | 1▲ | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 27.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.26 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134997)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2 | 0 |
| Further education | 74.9 | +4.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 3.6 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134997), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
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 Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134997)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134997)
Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134997)
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Positive
- 51%
- Replies
- 93
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 33 parents (35%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (29%) with SEND