West Craven High School, Barnoldswick
| West Craven High School | |
|---|---|
 School buildings (2006) | |
| Location | |
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Kelbrook Road , , BB18 5TB 53°54′43″N 2°10′48″W / 53.9119°N 2.1799°W | |
| Information | |
| Former name | West Craven High Technology College |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | "Ad Vitam Paramus" |
| Status | Open |
Local authority | Lancashire County Council |
| 142856 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | John Bates |
| Staff | 59 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 748 |
| Website | http://www.westcraven.co.uk |
West Craven High School is a mixed 11 to 16 comprehensive school in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England.
School history
[edit]Funding to update the school's buildings had been agreed as part of the Building Schools for the Future project, but was cancelled in 2010.[1] £6 million was later spent on the buildings.[2]
The school became an academy in 2016, as part of the Pendle Education Trust.[3][4]
Ofsted judgements
[edit]As of 2025, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2024, with a judgement of requires improvement.
Notable former pupils
[edit] | This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (August 2020) |
- Glen Chapple, Lancashire and England cricketer
- John Rawnsley – opera singer and actor
References
[edit]- ↑ Holmes, Michael (14 October 2019). "A new schools project scrapped by the government will cost taxpayers in Lancashire £800 million". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Backbench Business — Summer Adjournment". They Work For You. mySociety. 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ Robinson, Jon (31 March 2017). "West Craven High School headteacher resigns". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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