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Bowland High
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Riversmead, Sawley Road, Grindleton, Clitheroe BB7 4QS · bowland.atctrust.org.uk · 01200 441374
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 644
- 69 over 575 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 138 families put the school first and 133 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 133 | 138 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 134 | 153 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 140 | 157 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 137 | 143 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 101 | 95 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 42.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31 | +2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | 0 |
| Further education | 52.2 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.8 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | — |
Ofsted
Bowland High was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 169
- 30% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (25%) with SEND