Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary schoolBlessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,261 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 17 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy was 40.1, against 36.4 in Burnley and 46.2 in England.
34.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Burnley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.1 | 36.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.1% | 30% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55.8% | 47.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 276 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)280 m
- Olive HighIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file660 m
- Olive High BoysIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file670 m
- Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Heasandford Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Basnett Street Nursery SchoolNursery. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade870 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Burnley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).