Established 2006 Headteacher Mrs Ruth England Phone +44 1282 682300 Founded 2006 Colors Black, Red | Type Foundation school Chair of Governors Mr Simon Davies Total enrollment 1,000 (2010) | |
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Founder Building Schools For The Future Location Burnley Road
Padiham
Lancashire
BB12 8ST
England Address Padiham, Burnley BB12 8ST, UK Motto Learning for the Community Similar Hameldon Community College, Sir John Thursby Communi, Burnley College, Blessed Trinity Roman C, Unity College Profiles | ||
Shuttleworth College is a mixed 11–16 foundation secondary school located in Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire.
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GCSE Level Performance 2010
137 were eligible, 43.1% of whom had special educational needs.
Among the highest achievers were Charlotte Seddon with 1A*, 8As, 1B and 1C, Christina Foster with 2A*s, 3As, 5Bs and 1C, Rebecca Foster with 5As, 5Bs and 1C, Lauren McCabe with 3As, 2Bs and 5Cs and Christopher Clements who attained 2As and 8Bs.
Absence: 10.5% total (7.2% locally, 7.3% nationally) 13.1% persistent (5.9% locally, 5.9% nationally). Source BBC.
History
The school opened in September 2006 as part of an ambitious plan to replace all of the district’s 11-18 education facilities, funded by a government PFI programme called Building Schools for the Future. It was formed from the pupils of Gawthorpe High School and initially operated from the former Habergham High Sixth Form in Kiddrow Lane.
Former school
Gawthorpe High School was a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school, originally opened in 1967 on land bequeathed from the Shuttleworth Estate.
Early history
Following an OFSTED inspection in February 2008, the school went into special measures prompting the resignation of the then head teacher, Andrew Mackenzie. Shortly afterwards Martin Burgess was appointed as the new head.
New building
Shuttleworth moved into new buildings on the former Gawthorpe site at the start of the 2008–09 academic year, the first in the borough to do so. Due to the nature of the BSF programme, the £20m, Capita Architecture designed structure and all its equipment is owned and maintained by Bovis Lend Lease.
The building has a square exterior and features a full-height round atrium (which doubles as an auditorium), and eco-friendly features such as a Biomass heating system. The classrooms are grouped into colour-coded departments (e.g. Humanities = Orange), arranged over three floors. The all new facilities include: cutting edge ICT and gym equipment, restaurant style kitchen, a dance studio, sports hall, fitness room, tennis courts, and all weather sports pitches.
An Ofsted inspection report in June 2010 resulting in a “satisfactory but improving” grade, marked the end of the special measures status. Following the retirement of Martin Burgess, Bob Wakefield was appointed head teacher in summer 2011.In June 2014 Bob Wakefield stepped down, and Ruth England was appointed as the school's new head.
Attainment
In 2007, 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.