Pendle Vale College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 134989
- Address
- Oxford Road, BB9 8LF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1055 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 27.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
Pakistani 82.8%
White British 7.7%
Other 2.6%
Mixed 2.1%
Unclassified 2%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.1
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 34 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 64 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 93 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 93 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 212 |
Admissions
Pendle Vale College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 226
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 115 92 |
| Year 8 | 208 120 88 |
| Year 9 | 215 120 95 |
| Year 10 | 210 97 113 |
| Year 11 | 215 110 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 88.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |