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West Craven High School

Secondary Academy school in Barnoldswick BB18 5TB

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  • School Reference Number: 142856
  • Address: Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick BB18 5TB
  • Headteacher: Mr John Bates
  • Telephone: 01282 812292
  • Website: westcraven.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Pendle Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 845
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2016* (Academy Converter)

* 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 02/07/2024

Rating published on 09/09/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
2 July 2024 10 September 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
29 June 2022 21 September 2022 Full inspection Requires Improvement
30 June 2021 14 September 2021 Monitoring visit
16 March 2021 11 May 2021 Monitoring visit
12 November 2020 11 December 2020 Monitoring visit
26 November 2019 23 January 2020 School inspection Inadequate
10 October 2018 20 November 2018 Short inspection
6 September 2016 6 September 2016 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number142856
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number4040
School / College NameWest Craven High School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-09-2016
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
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 capacity845
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils613
Number of Boys325
Number of Girls288
Percentage Free School Meals26.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4174
Academy trust or TrustPENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorPendle Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10056714
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetKelbrook Road
Locality
Address3
TownBarnoldswick
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB18 5TB
Websitehttp://www.westcraven.co.uk
Telephone01282812292
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJohn
Headteacher/Principal last nameBates
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
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 CodeE05015546
WardBarnoldswick
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001422
Parliamentary ConstituencyPendle and Clitheroe
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting388265
Northing446270
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Pendle 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Pendle 002D
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 Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number4040
Country
UPRN100012539441
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005241
LSOA CodeE01025198
Free School Meals161
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN142856
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/142856
LAESTAB8884040
School nameWest Craven High School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/09/2016
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 UID4174
Multi-academy trust namePendle Education Trust
Academy sponsor UID3963
Academy sponsor namePendle Education Trust
PostcodeBB18 5TB
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils613
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10337709
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date02/07/2024
Publication date09/09/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection142856
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8884040
School name at time of latest graded inspectionWest Craven High School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10199230
Previous inspection start date29/06/2022
Previous publication date21/09/2022
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection142856
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8884040
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWest Craven High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Previous personal developmentRequires Improvement
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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