South Craven School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Unique reference
136736
Address
Holme Lane, Cross Hills, BD20 7RL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1874 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.8%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.7%
Pakistani 6.2%
Mixed 3%
Other 1.1%
Other White 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.21
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 17%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 34%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.52
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award27
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award15
Speech & DramaTechnical Award40
Sports StudiesTechnical Award107
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE44
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE27
BiologyGCSE61
Business Studies:SingleGCSE79
ChemistryGCSE61
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

South Craven School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
287
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
325
2nd preference
119
3rd preference
99
From another Local Authority
390
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
280
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
148
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
312
154
158
Year 8
311
160
151
Year 9
310
164
146
Year 10
296
145
151
Year 11
295
153
142
Year 12
146
59
87
Year 13
204
92
112
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
83.8%
85.6%
Further education
33.0%
33.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
55.0%
37.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
12.0%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
5.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
4.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
62.0%
66.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
19.0%
31.6%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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