Burnley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 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 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.4%
- Girls
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 88.3%
Other White 4%
Mixed 2.3%
Pakistani 1.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.64
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.59
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 102 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 102 |
| Geography | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Burnley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 129
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 257
- 3rd preference
- 206
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 62 65 |
| Year 8 | 123 61 62 |
| Year 9 | 128 56 72 |
| Year 10 | 128 55 73 |
| Year 11 | 101 54 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 73.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.1% 1.2% |