West Craven High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 142856
- Address
- Kelbrook Road, BB18 5TB
- Website
- http://www.westcraven.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 613 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 36.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 81.9%
Pakistani 10.8%
Mixed 3%
Other White 2.1%
Unclassified 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.76
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.4
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.83
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 123 |
| French | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
West Craven High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 80 43 37 |
| Year 8 | 116 59 57 |
| Year 9 | 137 76 61 |
| Year 10 | 147 80 67 |
| Year 11 | 133 67 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 84.0% 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 | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |