Burnley High School

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Burnley High School
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Address
Burnley High School
Byron Street

,
BB12 6NX
Coordinates 53°47′42″N2°17′38″W / 53.795°N 2.294°W / 53.795; -2.294
Information
Type Free school
Established2014
TrustEducation Partnership Trust
Department for Education URN 141028 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsPete Baker
HeadteacherEmma Lewis
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Website burnleyhigh.com

Burnley High School is a mixed secondary free school in the town and Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. The school opened in September 2014 with only 32 11-year-old pupils (Year 7) but quickly grew to over-subscription. The school has expanded and now has a capacity of 600 pupils. The school received its first set of GCSE results under headteacher Phill Walmsley in 2019. [1]

Burnley Life Church has been a supporting partner since the school's launch. [2] The school initially opened in the Parkhill Business Centre in Padiham Road, while a new building was constructed nearby on the site of the former Habergham High School (Burnley Grammar School). Its launch has been controversial as other schools in the town have hundreds of vacant places. [3] The school moved the three existing year-groups into the new building in April 2017, with the school's first Ofsted inspection occurring shortly after and returning a "good" rating. The first year-group received its GCSE results in 2019. [4]

References

  1. "Our School: Welcome!". Chapel St Community Schools Trust. 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. "Green light for new Burnley faith school". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. Jon Robinson (30 April 2015). "New multi-million pound campus will be built for Burnley's controversial free school". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. Dominic Collis (21 June 2017). "Burnley High School's top marks". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. Retrieved 9 October 2017.