Shuttleworth CollegeBlessed Trinity Roman Catholic College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burnley.

Summary of the comparison

Shuttleworth College and Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College are secondary schools in Burnley.

  • Shuttleworth College scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Shuttleworth College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shuttleworth College was judged the expected standard and Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.5 for Shuttleworth College and 37.6 for Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Shuttleworth College (40.5 in 2021-22, 39.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College (41.0 in 2021-22, 37.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shuttleworth College versus Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurnleyShuttleworth CollegeBurnleyBlessed Trinity Roman Catholic CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking57th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure60th of 80 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,079 1,273
Capacity1,050 1,280
LocationBurnley, BB12 8ST Burnley, BB10 3AA
GCSE results
Attainment 839.5 Stronger figure37.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths39.2% Stronger figure27.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths57.1% Stronger figure51.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc39.2% Stronger figure25.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.48 Stronger figure3.26 4.09
Cohort212 249
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,079 1,273
Free school meals (ever 6)46.4% 35.8%
English as an additional language3.5% 17.4%
SEN support26.2% 15.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence12.2% 10.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence34.8% 32.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Shuttleworth College

Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College

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