# Sir John Thursby Community College

Sir John Thursby Community College is a secondary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,121 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E134996. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,121
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 134996

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Sir John Thursby Community College was 40.3, against 36.4 in Burnley and 46.2 in England.
29.2% 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 | 40.3 | 36.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29.2% | 30% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54.8% | 47.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 219 | – | – |

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

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

- [Ridgewood Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgewood-community-high-school-e135013): 160 m. Special. School remains Good, November 2023
- [Basnett Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/basnett-street-nursery-school-e119101): 510 m. Nursery. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- [St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-lanehead-church-of-england-primary-school-e119487): 700 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Heasandford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heasandford-primary-school-e119261): 810 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Compass Community School Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-lancashire-e148397): 1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Silver Birch School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silver-birch-school-e152132): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's 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/134996)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/134996)

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