Shuttleworth College
Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8ST
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Ruth England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,072
- URN
- 134994
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282682300
About this school
Shuttleworth College is a foundation secondary school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,072 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shuttleworth College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 215 | 213 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.65 to -0.26 | -0.25 -0.44 to -0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 42.7% | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 58.7% | 57.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 28.2% | 39.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shuttleworth College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.9 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,103 |
| 2023/24 | 1,089 |
| 2024/25 | 1,079 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shuttleworth College compares
Shuttleworth College ranked 61st of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 12.2% | 46.4% | 1,072 | — |
| Burnley High School | 38.6 | 8% | 40.4% | 579 | 0.3 miles |
| Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | 37.6 | 10.2% | 35.8% | 1,261 | 2.9 miles |
| Unity College | 40.3 | 13% | 34.8% | 1,402 | 3.3 miles |
| Sir John Thursby Community College | 41 | 8.4% | 39.6% | 1,121 | 3.3 miles |
| Marsden Heights Community College | 40.3 | 7.9% | 33.5% | 1,047 | 3.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.19%
- Persistent absence
- 34.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnley High School0.3 miles
Secondary · Burnley
-
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Burnley
-
Unity College3.3 miles
Secondary · Burnley
-
Sir John Thursby Community College3.3 miles
Secondary · Burnley
-
Marsden Heights Community College3.7 miles
Secondary · Nelson
Other schools in Burnley
Shuttleworth College ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Burnley.
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Common questions
- What ages does Shuttleworth College teach?
- Shuttleworth College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Burnley.
- Who is the head teacher of Shuttleworth College?
- The head teacher of Shuttleworth College is Mrs Ruth England, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shuttleworth College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shuttleworth College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Shuttleworth College?
- Shuttleworth College has 1,072 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Shuttleworth College full?
- Shuttleworth College has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,072 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shuttleworth College a faith school?
- No. Shuttleworth College has no designated religious character.
- Is Shuttleworth College a selective school?
- No. Shuttleworth College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Shuttleworth College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.9 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shuttleworth College compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Shuttleworth College ranked 61st of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shuttleworth College's absence rate?
- Shuttleworth College's overall absence rate is 12.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shuttleworth College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shuttleworth College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.