The Heights Burnley
Free schools alternative provision · Ages 5–16 · Burnley, Lancashire
The Heights Burnley is an alternative provision school in Burnley, Lancashire for ages 5–16 (free schools alternative provision). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Burleigh Street, Burnley, BB12 0DU
- Type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils quickly settle into this school.”
- “They forge strong relationships with staff.”
- “This builds a strong sense of community.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, some staff lack suitable subject knowledge to deliver the curriculum successfully.”
- “They do not always design learning that helps pupils to know and remember more.”
- “However, in lessons, some staff do not check how well pupils are learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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