Sir John Thursby Community College
Foundation secondary school in Burnley (Lancashire).
Attainment 8
40.3
▼ 5.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
29.2%
▼ 17pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.6%
same England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.7
▼ 1.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
43.1%
▲ 16pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
16.3%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
1,121 / 1,125 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 07-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Lancashire (local council)
- Type of school
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 10 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Lancashire has 703 schools on the register, including 34 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, sometimes with foundation governors, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.