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
- 591 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 36.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
White British 82.6%
Pakistani 10.3%
Mixed 3%
Other White 2.4%
Unclassified 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.3
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.21
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 139 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 138 |
Admissions
West Craven High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 96
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 108 65 43 |
| Year 8 | 83 45 38 |
| Year 9 | 123 63 60 |
| Year 10 | 134 73 61 |
| Year 11 | 143 77 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.4% 3.0% |