West Craven High School, Barnoldswick

West Craven High School
School buildings (2006)
Location
Kelbrook Road Barnoldswick , Lancashire , BB18 5TB England
Coordinates	53°54′43″N2°10′48″W / 53.9119°N 2.1799°W / 53.9119; -2.1799
Information
Former name	West Craven High Technology College
Type	Academy
Motto	"Ad Vitam Paramus"
Status	Open
Local authority	Lancashire County Council
Department for Education URN	142856 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	John Bates
Staff	59
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 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

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 2025, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2024, with a judgement of requires improvement.

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.