Secondary
Burnley High School
Byron Street, Burnley, BB12 6NX
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 579 of 600 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Trust
- EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
30%
38.6
3rd of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in Burnley we can score - 11 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 |
| Entered the EBacc | 46% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49% |
| 22/23 | 32% |
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 30% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.39 |
| 22/23 | -0.64 |
| 23/24 | -0.16 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.9 |
| 22/23 | 38.0 |
| 23/24 | 42.1 |
| 24/25 | 38.6 |
Byron Street, Burnley, BB12 6NX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Emma Lewis
- Address
- Byron Street, Burnley, BB12 6NX
- Telephone
- 01282681950