West Craven High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Barnoldswick, Lancashire
West Craven High School is a secondary school in Barnoldswick, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 2 July 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 528 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Many pupils at this school have a strong appetite for learning.”
- “The school has considerably increased its expectations of how pupils should behave.”
- “They are polite and articulate.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve as highly as they should.”
- “This is because, in some subjects, the curriculum is not delivered effectively.”
- “However, there remain some pupils who do not engage as positively as they should with their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 90 first-preference applications, 100 offers in total, 90 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Colne Park High School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Colne Primet Academy 4.4 mi Requires improvement
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pendle Vale College 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Marsden Heights Community College 6.1 mi Good
- Bowland High 7.0 mi Good
- Sir John Thursby Community College 7.7 mi Good
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 8.4 mi No Ofsted grade