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West Craven High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick BB18 5TB · westcraven.co.uk · 01282 812292
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 528
- 62% of 845 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 90 families put the school first and 100 places were offered; 100% 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 | 100 | 90 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 96 | 92 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 105 | 100 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 79 | 76 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 113 | 107 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.4, and 33.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.21 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119725)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 73 | −5.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.6 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +7.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −1 |
Ofsted
West Craven High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 59
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (25%) with SEND