Burnley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 141028
- Address
- Byron Street, BB12 6NX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 607 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 87.3%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 3.1%
Pakistani 2%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.4
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 123 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| Geography | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Burnley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 243
- 3rd preference
- 233
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 68 59 |
| Year 8 | 121 57 64 |
| Year 9 | 119 59 60 |
| Year 10 | 117 50 67 |
| Year 11 | 123 55 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |