Settle CollegeWest Craven High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Settle College and West Craven High School are secondary schools.
Settle College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and West Craven High School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Settle College is ahead on our composite score.
Settle College was judged Good and West Craven High School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.7 for Settle College and 35.0 for West Craven High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Settle College (38.0 in 2021-22, 38.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at West Craven High School (38.3 in 2021-22, 35.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SettleSettle College | BarnoldswickWest Craven High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | F32/100 | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 41 in North Yorkshire | 79th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 561 | 528 | |
| Capacity | 694 | 845 | |
| Location | Settle, BD24 0AU | Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.7 Stronger figure | 35.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19.2% | 21.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.0% Stronger figure | 47.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 104 | 129 | |
| 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 | 591 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.7% | 28.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.4% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 17.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 12.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% Stronger figure | 39.5% | 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
West Craven High School
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