West Craven High School

State-Funded School

west-craven-high-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB18 5TBPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Craven High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 528 pupils. West Craven High School is part of Pendle Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.21

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

10%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

528

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 528
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Pendle Education Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
22 Jan 2020	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.