West Craven High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Barnoldswick, Lancashire
BB18 5TB
Composite score
46.8

About West Craven High School

West Craven High School is a secondary school in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 591 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 37.4, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

34% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 52% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering West Craven High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,820
National rank
#371
In North West
#68
In Lancashire
Top 89%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
37.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
34%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
52%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
3.21

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 591 % FSM ever-6 28.6% % EAL 8.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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