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Pendle Vale College

Secondary Local authority maintained school in Nelson BB9 8LF

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  • School Reference Number: 134989
  • Address: Oxford Road, Nelson BB9 8LF
  • Head Teacher: Mr Oliver Handley
  • Telephone: 01282 682240
  • Website: pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Community school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,050
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: August 2006* (Result of Amalgamation)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/10/2012

Rating published on 29/10/2012

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
9 November 2021 17 January 2022 School inspection
7 December 2016 13 January 2017 Short inspection
14 June 2016 5 July 2016 Monitoring visit
3 October 2012 29 October 2012 Full inspection Good
27 September 2010 19 October 2010 Full inspection Satisfactory
23 October 2008 23 February 2009 Curriculum and development visit
27 November 2007 18 December 2007 Full inspection Satisfactory

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Unique Reference Number134989
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number4799
School / College NamePendle Vale College
Establishment Type Code01
Establishment typeCommunity school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code01
Reason establishment openedResult of Amalgamation
Open date01-08-2006
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,050
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,055
Number of Boys562
Number of Girls493
Percentage Free School Meals28.70
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10017926
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date20-12-2024
StreetOxford Road
Locality
Address3
TownNelson
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB9 8LF
Websitehttp://www.pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone01282682240
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameOliver
Headteacher/Principal last nameHandley
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000122
DistrictPendle
Ward CodeE05013203
WardBradley
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001422
Parliamentary ConstituencyPendle and Clitheroe
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting387172
Northing438597
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Pendle 010
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Pendle 010C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN0
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005249
LSOA CodeE01025210
Free School Meals303
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN134989
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/134989
LAESTAB8884799
School namePendle Vale College
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationCommunity School
School open date01/08/2006
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyPendle and Clitheroe
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBB9 8LF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils1,055
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10204441
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection134989
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8884799
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionPendle Vale College
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection10/11/2021
Ungraded inspection publication date16/01/2022
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS406579
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/10/2012
Publication date29/10/2012
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection134989
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8884799
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPendle Vale College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS360667
Previous inspection start date27/09/2010
Previous publication date19/10/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection134989
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8884799
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPendle Vale College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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