# Burnley High School — Burnley, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.2/5 from 21 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** Byron Street
- **Phone:** +44 1282681950
- **Website:** http://burnleyhighschool.co.uk/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/burnley-high-school-15907

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — May 2017
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — May 2017

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Traumatised two years later .: Ex student here,2 years later and developed PTSD from this place -teachers banning socks bc it's "inappropriate" -being denied support for an ehcp -being bullied by a TEACHER -giving up on pupils *(Feb 2025)*
- **1/5** — Bad school: Cold meals and teachers threaten you and parents *(Feb 2025)*
- **1/5** — Not what it used to be: Went to this school a few years ago and enjoyed it (for the most part). Change in Headteacher (Because the Walmsleys actually seemed to care about students compared to the new one) has lead to serious issues in the school. I was shocked when I heard about the prostitute comment, they're children, calling a child a sex worker is disgraceful! My siblings follow a strict uniform policy, something it seems they care more about than the wellbeing and safety of students. They make kids who self harm h… *(Aug 2023)*
- **1/5** — Very bad school: This school is worst ever assisted head a bully the head knows about her behaviour and has no backbone to do anything about it other teachers don't communicate with each other children going home crying because they have had no dinner or not been able to go to the toilet even ones with doctors notes this school needs all new teachers that support children encouraged them to trust adults *(Jun 2023)*
- **1/5** — Disgusting: As a past student I found this place vile and the bullying there was outrageous so homophobic and racist. They would block the toilets off during class and no one was allowed to go without a pass which was vile the teaching there also some of the new teachers were good the old wants were vile never wanna see that place again. *(May 2023)*
- **1/5** — outstandingly bad: underfunded hellhole *(May 2023)*
- **1/5** — What is Burnley high school: Burnley high school is a disgrace. There is no mental health resolve,bullying is a large factor at bhs and teachers know it happens and nothing is done. The whole thing at bhs is the bhs way but no one follow it neither do the teachers *(Apr 2023)*
- **1/5** — bad school: no a bod school were teachers dont care about you and always have supplys and they are now makeing unisexual toliets and that is wrong *(Mar 2023)*
- **2/5** — This school is crap all toughther: The worst school ever you get locked it room , and called names such as a prostitute it's disgrace ful the have no cares to give for anyone *(Mar 2023)*
- **1/5** — Racism: Do put your child in this school school if they are not white skin coloured because if they aren’t they will be targeted!! *(Mar 2023)*

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