Lancashire · North West

Schools in Burnley

60 schools have a Burnley postal address: 34 primary and 5 secondary, with the rest nursery, special, sixth-form and independent schools. Rank them on GCSE and KS2 results, check Ofsted, and add your postcode to sort by distance.

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in Burnley

Average Attainment 8

39.4

national 46.4

Average Progress 8

-0.25

national 0.00

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

47%

national 45%

Good or Outstanding

59%

of 29 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Burnley

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Burnley secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Burnley schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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#	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	5+ Eng & maths
1	Sir John Thursby Community College Foundation school · Good	41.0	-0.29	48%
2	Unity College Foundation school · Requires improvement	40.3	-0.21	50%
3	Shuttleworth College Foundation school · Not judged	39.5	-0.25	46%
4	Burnley High School Free schools	38.6	-0.16	45%
5	Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Academy converter · Requires improvement	37.6	-0.32	46%
6	The Rose School Community special school · Not judged	16.1	-1.74	0%
7	Moorlands View School Other independent special school	7.0	—	0%
8	Broadfield Specialist School Community special school	0.3	-1.89	0%
9	Ridgewood Community High School Community special school	0.0	—	0%
10	Barden Primary School Community school · Good	—	—	—

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All schools in Burnley (A–Z)

1–60 of 60 schools

Barden Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 1JD
Basnett Street Nursery SchoolNursery · BB10 3ES
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademySecondary · BB10 3AA
Briercliffe Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 2JU
Broadfield Specialist SchoolNot applicable · BB11 5BT
Burnley Brunshaw Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 4PB
Burnley High SchoolSecondary · BB12 6NX
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 4LB
Burnley Ightenhill Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 6ED
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior SchoolPrimary · BB12 6LN
Burnley Springfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 3HP
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 2DL
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 3EJ
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 0BN
Casterton Primary AcademyPrimary · BB10 2PZ
Cherry Fold Community Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 5JS
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB11 4RB
Coal Clough AcademyNot applicable · BB11 4PF
Compass Community School LancashireNot applicable · BB10 2RA
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 5RF
Heasandford Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 3DA
Higham St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 9EU
Holly Grove SchoolNot applicable · BB10 1JD
Ightenhill Nursery SchoolNursery · BB12 6DY
Lincoln House SchoolNot applicable · BB12 0QZ
Moorlands View SchoolNot applicable · BB11 5PQ
Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 9JP
Olive High BoysNot applicable · BB11 2RU
Padiham Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 8SJ
Rawdhatul UloomNot applicable · BB10 1LU
Read St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 7PE
Reedley Hallows Nursery SchoolNursery · BB10 1JD
Reedley Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 2NE
Ridgewood Community High SchoolNot applicable · BB10 2AT
Rockwood Nursery SchoolNursery · BB11 3PU
Rosa House SchoolNot applicable · BB10 3RB
Rosegrove Infant SchoolPrimary · BB12 6HW
Rosegrove Nursery SchoolNursery · BB12 6AJ
Rosewood Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 2PH
Shuttleworth CollegeSecondary · BB12 8ST
Silver Birch SchoolNot applicable · BB10 2HA
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 7HR
Sir John Thursby Community CollegeSecondary · BB10 2AT
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB12 6HZ
St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 2NH
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB10 2PZ
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamPrimary · BB12 7BN
St John's CofE Primary School, ClivigerPrimary · BB10 4SU
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB12 0JD
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB10 4BH
Stoneyholme Nursery SchoolNursery · BB12 0BU
Taywood Nursery SchoolNursery · BB11 5AE
The Heights BurnleyNot applicable · BB12 0DU
The Rose SchoolNot applicable · BB11 4DT
Unity CollegeSecondary · BB11 3DF
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church SchoolPrimary · BB12 0JD
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 9ED
Whitegate Nursery SchoolNursery · BB12 8TG
Whittlefield Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 0HL
Worsthorne Primary SchoolPrimary · BB10 3LR

Admissions and catchment distances

All Burnley schools are in Lancashire. Apply through the council where you live, even for a school across a council border.

Schools in Lancashire

Common questions about schools in Burnley

How many schools are there in Burnley?

60 open schools have a Burnley postal address: 34 primary, 5 secondary and 21 others (nursery, special, sixth-form and independent).

Which state secondary schools in Burnley have the best GCSE results?

By Attainment 8 in the latest Department for Education results: Sir John Thursby Community College (41.0), Unity College (40.3), Shuttleworth College (39.5). Progress 8, grade 5+ English and maths and Ofsted are in the table on this page.

Which council handles school admissions in Burnley?

Burnley schools are in Lancashire. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in a neighbouring council area, and each school’s admission rules decide who gets a place.