Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ormerod Road, Burnley, BB10 3AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Deborah Williams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Sponsor
- Romero Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,280
- Pupils on roll
- 1,261
- URN
- 147581
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282506200
About this school
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Burnley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,261 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 249 | 247 | 249 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 40.3 | 37.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 -0.43 to -0.08 | -0.32 -0.51 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 32% | 27.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 57.9% | 51.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 21.9% | 25.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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 Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 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 | 41.4 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.3 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 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% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,283 |
| 2023/24 | 1,287 |
| 2024/25 | 1,273 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy compares
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy ranked 68th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.6 | 10.2% | 35.8% | 1,261 | — |
| Sir John Thursby Community College | 41 | 8.4% | 39.6% | 1,121 | 0.8 miles |
| Unity College | 40.3 | 13% | 34.8% | 1,402 | 0.8 miles |
| Marsden Heights Community College | 40.3 | 7.9% | 33.5% | 1,047 | 2.3 miles |
| Burnley High School | 38.6 | 8% | 40.4% | 579 | 2.6 miles |
| Shuttleworth College | 39.5 | 12.2% | 46.4% | 1,072 | 2.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 26 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.82%
- English as an additional language
- 17.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 32.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir John Thursby Community College0.8 miles
Secondary · Burnley
-
Unity College0.8 miles
Secondary · Burnley
-
Marsden Heights Community College2.3 miles
Secondary · Nelson
-
Burnley High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Burnley
-
Shuttleworth College2.9 miles
Secondary · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
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- Shuttleworth College Secondary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Burnley.
- Who is the head teacher of Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?
- The head teacher of Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Deborah Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has 1,261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy full?
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 1,280 pupils and 1,261 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Is Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a selective school?
- No. Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 37.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy ranked 68th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy'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 10 July 2026.