West Craven High School, Barnoldswick

Academy in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England
53°54′43″N 2°10′48″W / 53.9119°N 2.1799°W / 53.9119; -2.1799InformationFormer nameWest Craven High Technology CollegeTypeAcademyMotto"Ad Vitam Paramus"StatusOpenLocal authorityLancashire County CouncilDepartment for Education URN142856 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherLynne BlomleyStaff74GenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Enrolment748Websitehttp://www.westcraven.co.uk

West Craven High School is a mixed 11 to 16 comprehensive school in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England.

School history

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

As of 2020, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2019, with a judgement of Inadequate.[5][6]

Notable former pupils

  • Glen Chapple, Lancashire and England cricketer
  • John Rawnsley – opera singer and actor

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Backbench Business — Summer Adjournment". They Work For You. mySociety. 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ Robinson, Jon (31 March 2017). "West Craven High School headteacher resigns". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ Crausby, Lisa (2019). "Inspection of West Craven High School". Ofsted. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ Tate, Lesley (24 January 2020). "Principal of West Craven High School pledges to drive up standards following its 'inadequate' Ofsted". Craven Herald and Pioneer. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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