Best Secondary Schools in Burnley
We checked all 9 secondary schools in Burnley, Lancashire, and list every one: 5 ranked, then 4 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 9
- Ranked
- 5
- Without a rank
- 4
Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Burnley. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Burnley also has 35 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Lancashire. Lancashire also has rankings for Preston, Lancaster, Accrington, Chorley and all of Lancashire.
Ranked secondary schools in Burnley
Rank 1
Shuttleworth College
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Attainment 8
- 39.5
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 39.2%
Rank 2
Sir John Thursby Community College
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 41.0
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 30.9%
Rank 3
Burnley High School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Attainment 8
- 38.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 29.6%
Rank 4
Unity College
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Attainment 8
- 40.3
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 34.4%
Rank 5
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Attainment 8
- 37.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 27.3%
Secondary schools in Burnley without a rank
Lincoln House School
Ofsted: GoodOlive High
Ofsted: Outstanding- Attainment 8
- 50.2
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 53.7%
Olive High Boys
Ofsted: OutstandingRosa House School
Ofsted: Good