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Pendle Community High School & College

Special school in Nelson BB9 8LF

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  • School Reference Number: 135015
  • Address: Oxford Road, Nelson BB9 8LF
  • Headteacher: Ms Debra Grogan
  • Telephone: 01282 682260
  • Website: pchs.lancs.sch.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 136
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: August 2005* (New Provision)

* 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 24/10/2017

Rating published on 29/11/2017

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

Sixth form provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
20 March 2024 9 May 2024 School inspection
24 October 2017 29 November 2017 Full inspection Outstanding
19 March 2013 22 April 2013 Full inspection Good
18 May 2010 14 June 2010 Full inspection Good
7 June 2007 28 June 2007 Full inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number135015
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number7115
School / College NamePendle Community High School & College
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-08-2005
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas 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 Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity136
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils162
Number of Boys112
Number of Girls50
Percentage Free School Meals50.80
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
UKPRN10017923
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date09-12-2024
StreetOxford Road
Locality
Address3
TownNelson
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB9 8LF
Websitewww.pchs.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone01282682260
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameDebra
Headteacher/Principal last nameGrogan
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
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 provisionNot applicable
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
Easting387298
Northing438647
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 Meals61
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN135015
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135015
LAESTAB8887115
School namePendle Community High School & College
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open date01/08/2005
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas 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 pupils162
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10256240
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection135015
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8887115
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionPendle Community High School & College
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection21/03/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date08/05/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Outstanding
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10012590
Inspection typeMaintained Academy and School Short inspection
Inspection type groupingSection 8 conversion
Event type groupingSchools ? Section 8 conversion
Inspection start date24/10/2017
Publication date29/11/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection135015
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8887115
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPendle Community High School & College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionOutstanding
Previous inspection numberITS402665
Previous inspection start date19/03/2013
Previous publication date22/04/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection135015
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8887115
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPendle Community High School & College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
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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