[1] By 1558 it had become obvious that the chantries would not be restored and the men urged the endowment of a Free Grammar School, with additional gifts of land and rents.

February 1, 1559, the Habergham deed was sealed marking the beginning of the Burnley Grammar School.

[2] Its first headmaster was a former chantry priest, Gilbert Fairbank, with lessons initially taught at his home next to St Peter's Church (53°47′31″N 2°14′24″W / 53.792°N 2.240°W / 53.792; -2.240).

[1] In 1728 the Suffolk-based, Burnley born clergyman, Henry Halstead left a large collection of books to the School's library.

An education commissioner's report from the late 1860s showed attendance to be low and the schoolhouse in a poor state.

In 2006 Habergham merged with Ivy Bank to form Hameldon Community College, which in 2010 moved to a new building on Coal Clough Lane.

In 2015 it was announced that the recently opened free school, Burnley High will construct a new building on the former Habergham site.