Shuttleworth College

Infobox UK school
name = Shuttleworth College


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established = 2006
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type = Community
religion = Non-denominational
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head = Mr Martin Burgess
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chair_label = Chair of Governors
chair = Mrs Linda Gauton
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street = Burnley Road
city = Burnley
county = Lancashire
country = England flagicon|England
postcode = BB12 8ST
LEA = Lancashire County Council
ofsted = 134994
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enrollment = 737
gender = mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.shuttleworth.lancs.sch.uk
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Shuttleworth College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Burnley, Lancashire.

History

The school was formed from the former Gawthorpe High School 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 moved into new buildings on the former Gawthorpe site at the start of the 2008-2009 academic year.

Attainment

In 2007, 26% of Year 11 students achieved 5 A*-C GCSE passes including English Language and Mathematics (national average 46.7%). [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/888_4801.stm www.bbc.co.uk] . Accessed 10 January 2008.] The school's value-added measure was 965.8 (national average 1000), which placed it in the bottom 5% nationally for adding value between the end of Key Stage 2 and the end of Key Stage 4. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7180218.stm www.bbc.co.uk] . Accessed 10 January 2008.] It is currently in special measures. [ [http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.2090693.0.third_burnley_super_school_under_fire.php "Third Burnley super school under fire"] , "Lancashire Telegraph", 4 March 2008. Accessed 4 March 2008.]

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