Foundation school · Lancashire

Shuttleworth College

11–16Ages
1,072Pupils
SecondaryPhase
134994URN

Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

433 applications for 192 places · 55th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.0of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

71st of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

433 applications · 192 places offered · 217 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2016 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	192	433	2.3	217	1.13
Sep 2025	227	442	2.0	226	1.00
Sep 2024	230	438	1.9	216	0.94
Sep 2023	230	404	1.8	228	0.99
Sep 2022	192	388	2.0	191	0.99
Sep 2021	200	408	2.0	205	1.02
Sep 2020	238	386	1.6	179	0.75
Sep 2019	229	324	1.4	179	0.78
Sep 2018	220	315	1.4	126	0.57
Sep 2017	108	239	2.2	79	0.73
Sep 2016	124	231	1.9	101	0.81
Sep 2015	101	228	2.3	83	0.82
Sep 2014	127	279	2.2	119	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

196 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.071st of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%50th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.25

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	196	38.0	38%	49%	–
2024/25	212	39.5	39%	57%	–
2023/24	213	38.9	43%	59%	−0.25
2022/23	215	37.9	42%	54%	−0.46

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Shuttleworth CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Burnley High School
0.5 km · Lancashire

2026

4.6applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
4.7 km · Lancashire

2026

3.1applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Unity College
5.4 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Sir John Thursby Community College
5.4 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Marsden Heights Community College
6.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Accrington Academy
6.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
6.5 km · Lancashire

2026

4.0applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
The Hollins
7.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 41.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 134994 · 888/4801
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,072 on roll
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2006
Address: Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8ST
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources