Sir John Thursby Community CollegeBurnley High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burnley.
Summary of the comparison
Sir John Thursby Community College and Burnley High School are secondary schools in Burnley.
Sir John Thursby Community College scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Burnley High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Sir John Thursby Community College was judged Good and Burnley High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.0 for Sir John Thursby Community College and 38.6 for Burnley High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Sir John Thursby Community College (44.5 in 2021-22, 41.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Burnley High School (41.9 in 2021-22, 38.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BurnleySir John Thursby Community College | BurnleyBurnley High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 45th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 47th of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Foundation school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,118 | 607 | |
| Capacity | 1,125 | 600 | |
| Location | Burnley, BB10 2AT | Burnley, BB12 6NX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.0 Stronger figure | 38.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.9% Stronger figure | 29.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.7% | 52.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.8% Stronger figure | 46.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 Stronger figure | 3.51 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 217 | 125 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,118 | 607 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 39.6% | 40.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 73.3% | 6.1% | |
| SEN support | 8.7% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.3% | 23.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley High School
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