Coal Clough Academy
Other · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Burnley, Lancashire
Coal Clough Academy is an other school in Burnley, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (academy alternative provision sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 January 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Swindon Street, Burnley, BB11 4PF
- Type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 142 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 67.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They know that they have adults around them who believe in them and want them to succeed.”
- “Coal Clough Academy gives pupils the support that they need to put the past behind them and to focus on the future.”
To improve
- “Although pupils have a renewed enthusiasm around reading, the opportunities for them to read for pleasure and across all subjects are limited.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- The Rose School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Broadfield Specialist School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding
- Lincoln House School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Heights Burnley 0.9 mi Good
- Olive High 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Olive High Boys 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rawdhatul Uloom 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holly Grove School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding