Settle CollegeBowland High
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Settle College and Bowland High are secondary schools.
Settle College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bowland High scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bowland High is ahead on our composite score.
Settle College was judged Good and Bowland High was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.7 for Settle College and 48.4 for Bowland High.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Settle College (38.0 in 2021-22, 38.7 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Bowland High (49.4 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SettleSettle College | ClitheroeBowland High | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 41 in North Yorkshire | 19th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 561 | 644 | |
| Capacity | 694 | 575 | |
| Location | Settle, BD24 0AU | Clitheroe, BB7 4QS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.7 | 48.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19.2% | 43.6% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.0% | 72.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 104 | 110 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 39 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 586 | 615 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.7% | 9.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.4% | 2.4% | |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 7.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% | 17.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Settle College
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