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.
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Turn this into your shortlist
Add a postcode and the table below reorders by distance.
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
| Select | # | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir John Thursby Community College Foundation school · Good | 40.3 | -0.29 | 29% | |
| 2 | Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Academy converter · Requires improvement | 40.1 | -0.32 | 34% | |
| 3 | Burnley High School Free schools | 38.9 | -0.16 | 28% | |
| 4 | Shuttleworth College Foundation school · Not judged | 38.0 | -0.25 | 38% | |
| 5 | Unity College Foundation school · Requires improvement | 38.0 | -0.21 | 31% | |
| 6 | Moorlands View School Other independent special school | 7.0 | — | 0% | |
| 7 | The Rose School Community special school · Not judged | 3.5 | -1.74 | 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 | — | — | — |
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 Stoneyholme Community Primary SchoolPrimary · BB12 0BN
- Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 2DL
- Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · BB11 3EJ
- 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's CofE Primary School, ClivigerPrimary · BB10 4SU
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · BB10 2PZ
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamPrimary · BB12 7BN
- 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.
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 (40.3), Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (40.1), Burnley High School (38.9). 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.
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