# Coal Clough Academy

Coal Clough Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Burnley, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 142 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E142054. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 142
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 142054

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 26 January 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Taywood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taywood-nursery-school-e133372): 240 m. Nursery. Good (overall), May 2024
- [Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e119485): 310 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Rose School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rose-school-e134625): 530 m. Special. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- [Cherry Fold Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-fold-community-primary-school-e133622): 720 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Broadfield Specialist School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadfield-specialist-school-e119883): 790 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2024
- [Lincoln House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincoln-house-school-e143858): 890 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142054)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142054)

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