Sir John Thursby Community College

Infobox UK school
name = Sir John Thursby Community College


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established = 2006
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type = Community
religion = Non-denominational
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head = Mrs Elaine Dawson
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chair_label = Chair of Governors
chair = Mr Neil Tranmer
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street = Eastern Avenue
city = Burnley
county = Lancashire
country = England flagicon|England
postcode = BB10 2AT
LEA = Lancashire County Council
ofsted = 134996
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enrollment = 876
gender = mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.thursby.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
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Sir John Thursby Community College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Burnley, Lancashire.

History

The school opened in September 2006 as part of the first wave of a nationwide 10-15 year programme of capital investment funded by the Department for Education and Skills called [http://www.bsf.gov.uk Building Schools for the Future] . It was formed from the merger of the former Barden High School and Walshaw High School, and currently occupies the former Walshaw site; its new buildings, scheduled for completion in 2009, will be on the same site.

Attainment

In 2007, 27% of Year 11 students achieved 5 A*-C GCSE passes including English Language and Mathematics (national average 46.7%). The school's value-added measure was 987.5 (national average 1000). [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/888_4803.stm www.bbc.co.uk] . Accessed 10 January 2008.]

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