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Schools in Burnley

112 schools from official GIAS records — including 54 primary and 16 secondary.

School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Burnley

Burnley has 112 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 54 primary (62%), 16 secondary (18%) and 15 nursery (17%). They fall under Lancashire local authority. The most common types are community school (32), voluntary aided school (20) and local authority nursery school (15). This includes 10 academies, 13 independent schools and 19 special schools.

How many schools are there in Burnley?

GIAS lists 112 schools in Burnley, England.

What types of schools are in Burnley?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (54), secondary (16) and nursery (15).

Which local authority covers Burnley?

Burnley schools are in Lancashire.

Where does this Burnley data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Burnley

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed105
  • Boys4
  • Girls3

Age ranges

  • 4–1134
  • 11–1619
  • 5–119
  • 3–58
  • 2–56
  • 5–76
  • 11–185
  • 7–114

Local authorities

  • Lancashire112

School types

  • Community school32
  • Voluntary aided school20
  • Local authority nursery school15
  • Other independent school7
  • Community special school7
  • Academy converter7
  • Other independent special school6
  • Voluntary controlled school5
  • Pupil referral unit3
  • Foundation school3
Special
19
Independent
13
Academies
10

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