Burnley High School
About the school
Burnley High School is an open secondary school in Lancashire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 May 2026
- Published
- 22 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.6
- Lancashire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lancashire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.60%
- Lancashire
- 43.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.00%
- Lancashire
- 63.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 46.40%
- Lancashire
- 34.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.51
- Lancashire
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
607
Girls
52.39%
Boys
47.61%
SEN support
16.31%
Education, health and care plan
2.31%
English as an additional language
6.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.36%
Overall absence
8.01
Persistent absence
23.56
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
91
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
12%