Sir John Thursby College
| Postal address | Eastern Avenue Burnley BB10 2AT |
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| Telephone | 01282 682313 |
| Headteacher | Mr M Renshaw |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 1121 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 225 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 242 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 112 |
| 3rd | 153 |
| Total preferences received | 507 |
Initial allocation under each criterion
| Education, Health & Care Plan | 2 |
| Looked after children | 1 |
| Social/Medical/Welfare | 0 |
| Children of Staff | 1 |
| In GPA with sibling | 81 |
| Inner GPA | 140 |
| Outer GPA | 0 |
| Outside GPA with sibling | 0 |
| Outside GPA | 0 |
| Total | 225 |
Summary of policy
This is a foundation school – please contact the school for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.
If the school is oversubscribed then the following admission criteria will be applied to decide which children should be offered the available places. The criteria below are in priority order:
- All looked after children and previously looked after children at the time when preferences are expressed; This criteria also includes looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; then
- Children for whom the Governors accepts there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission, which are directly relevant to the school; then
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers and sisters in attendance at the school at the time of transfer; then
- Children living within the school’s inner geographical priority area; then
- Children living in the school's outer geographical priority area; then
- Children living outside of the school’s geographical priority areas with older brothers and/or sisters in attendance at the school at the time of transfer.
- Children living outside of the school's geographical priority areas.
Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the college and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).
Geographical priority area
Outer geographical priority area
This area includes the civil parishes of Briercliffe, Worsthorne with Hurstwood, Cliviger and Habergham Eaves
Inner geographical priority area
This area includes central Burnley, including the Lowerhouse, Rosegrove, Rosehill, Burnley Wood, Stoneyholme, Danehouse, Burnley Lane and Heasandford districts
Maps showing the Inner and Outer Geographical Areas is available on the school website.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.
Definitions
Definitions of the following terms are available and apply except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition.
- Distance
- Parents / family members
- Medical/social/welfare
- Looked after children and previously looked after children