Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College

Blessed Trinity RC College is a mixed 11 to 16 voluntary aided Roman Catholic faith school in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

Blessed Trinity RC College
Address
Blessed Trinity RC College
Shown within Burnley Borough
Ormerod Road

Burnley
,
Lancashire
,
BB10 3AA

England
Coordinates53.794°N 2.229°W / 53.794; -2.229
Information
TypeVoluntary aided school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established2006
Local authorityLancashire
Department for Education URN134997 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsKen Tyson
Head teacherRichard Varey
Gendermixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1250
Colour(s)Blue & Gold         
Websitehttp://www.btrcc.lancs.sch.uk

History

The school opened in September 2006, as part of ambitious plan to replace all of the district’s 11 to 16 schools, funded by a government public–private partnership programme called Building Schools for the Future.

It was formed from the merger of St Theodore's Boys High School and St Hilda's Girls' High School, and initially occupied split sites of the former St Hilda's and Habergham Sixth Form Centre. Bernadette Bleasdale, who had been the head of St Hilda’s since 1992, became the new school's first head teacher.[1]

Former schools

St Theodore's RC High School was a boys 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form.

St Hilda's RC High School was a girls high school originally opened in 1954.[2]

Early history

Following an inspection by Ofsted in July 2008, Blessed Trinity was awarded the status of a "good school, with outstanding elements".[3]

New building

Demolition started on the former St Theodore's site in June 2008, and the school moved into a new £24m building, in September 2010.[4] The new college holds approximately 1,000 students, and will eventually hold a 1,250 capacity. Shortly after Ofsted placed the school in special measures in 2011, Bleasdale announced she would retire in April 2012.[1]

Richard Varey took over as head teacher, and the school exited special measures in March 2013.[5] Varey bid farewell to the 'bedrock' of the school on her retirement, after starting her job there in 1996.[6]

Attainment
Pupils with equivalent of 5 or more GCSEs grade C or above (inc. English & Maths)
Year (Source) Students % special educational needs England % School %
2004* (BBC)(BBC) (158 148) 306 (1.9 7.5) 4.6 42.7 (44.0 61.0) 52.0
2005* (BBC)(BBC) (123 141) 264 (13.0 10.6) 11.7 44.9 (42.0 57.0) 50.0
2006 - - - -
2007 (BBC) 301 9.0 46.7 45.0
2008 (BBC) 294 7.5 47.6 43.0
2009 (BBC) 294 9.2 49.8 44.0
2010 (DfE) 272 12.8 53.4 51.0
2011 (DfE) 245 8.0 58.9 47.0
2012 (DfE) 241 10.0 59.4 51.0
2013 (DfE) 244 6.0 59.2 57.0
2014 (DfE) 243 4.0 53.4 56.0
2015 (DfE) 235 2.0 53.8 65.0
*Figures for previous school, in this case: St Theodore's (boys) & St Hilda's (girls) RC Schools

The school's value added measure was 1006.7 (national average 1000) in August 2007.[7] The school was again the highest performing in the borough in terms of GCSE results in August 2010.[8]

The DfE figures released in January 2011 show Blessed Trinity to be the only school in Burnley, where more than half the pupils achieved five good passes in their GCSEs, including English and Maths.[9]

Notable former pupils
St Theodore's RC High School
St Hilda's RC High School
  • Laura Finucane, middle-distance runner.[2]
  • Julie Killelea, the wife of footballer Phil Neville.[14]

References
  1. "Blessed Trinity headteacher to retire". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. "Head looks forward and back after half century". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. Deborah Lewis (8 July 2008). "Ofsted joy for new Burnley school". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. "New Burnley super schools open - PHOTOS". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. Jessica Cree (22 March 2013). "Burnley 'superschool' out of special measures". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. "Blessed Trinity fetes great pupils and staff". www.burnleyexpress.net. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. "League Tables: Blessed Trinity RC College". BBC News. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. "Blessed Trinity GCSE results". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  9. "Burnley school league tables - statistics". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  10. Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
  11. Snowboard Asylum Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2010
  12. Ben Pepper's Blog Accessed 2010
  13. "Opera stars hit high notes at Burnley school". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  14. "Match of the day - Phil Neville and Julie". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 18 May 1999. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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