Olive High
SHOREY BANK, BURNLEY, BB11 2RY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mahwish Hanif
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 144816
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282428384
About this school
Olive High is a girls' independent school in Lancashire. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 214 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Olive High under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Olive High has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 37 | 50 | 54 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.1 | 47.0 | 50.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 36% | 53.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 58% | 75.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 60% | 61.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
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 Olive High 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 | 57.1 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Olive High Boys0.1 miles
Independent schools · Burnley
-
Lincoln House School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Burnley
-
The Heights Burnley0.5 miles
Free Schools · Burnley
-
Rawdhatul Uloom0.6 miles
Independent schools · Burnley
-
Holly Grove School0.9 miles
Special schools · Burnley
Common questions
- What ages does Olive High teach?
- Olive High teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Lancashire.
- Who is the headteacher of Olive High?
- The headteacher of Olive High is Mrs Mahwish Hanif, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Olive High been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Olive High under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Olive High?
- Olive High has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Olive High full?
- Olive High has capacity for 450 pupils and 214 on roll (48%), so it has space against 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 Olive High a faith school?
- No. Olive High has no designated religious character.
- How have Olive High's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.1 in 2022/23 and 50.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Olive High's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Olive High'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 24 July 2026.