Secondary schools in Burnley
5 secondary schools in Burnley, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Burnley in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Burnley first 1,014 times for 1,045 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Lancashire authority's 80 schools. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.70 miles (Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy) to 2.30 miles (Burnley High School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Sir John Thursby Community College
- Burnley High School
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
- Shuttleworth College
- Unity College
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