West Craven High School is a secondary school located in Barnoldswick. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick

School Information

Address: Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Website: http://www.westcraven.co.uk
Telephone: 01282812292
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Foy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142856

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 845
Number of Pupils: 622
Number of Boys: 335
Number of Girls: 287

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.66 Confidence interval -0.92 to -0.4
Of the 101 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 95 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:17%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:27%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.13
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
Kelbrook Road , BB18 5TB 		3out of 4 208 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Gisburn Road Community Primary School
Gisburn Road , BB18 5LS 		3out of 4 1,001 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Salterforth Primary School
Cross Lane , Salterforth BB18 5UD 		3out of 4 1,109 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Coates Lane Primary School
Kirkstall Drive , BB18 6EZ 		3out of 4 1,134 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Barnoldswick
West Close Road , BB18 5EN 		3out of 4 1,234 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Craven High School
Kelbrook Road , BB18 5TB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Alternative School
The Old Library , Fernlea Avenue BB18 5DW 		- not rated 611 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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