Shuttleworth College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 134994
- Address
- Burnley Road, Padiham, BB12 8ST
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1079 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.2%
White British 88.5%
Mixed 4%
Other White 3.2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 211 |
Admissions
Shuttleworth College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 227
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 231 110 121 |
| Year 8 | 227 132 95 |
| Year 9 | 206 102 104 |
| Year 10 | 203 93 110 |
| Year 11 | 212 110 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 2.4% 3.0% |