West Craven High SchoolColne Park High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
West Craven High School and Colne Park High School are secondary schools.
West Craven High School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Colne Park High School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Colne Park High School is ahead on our composite score.
West Craven High School was judged Requires improvement and Colne Park High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.0 for West Craven High School and 41.5 for Colne Park High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at West Craven High School (38.3 in 2021-22, 35.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Colne Park High School (43.3 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarnoldswickWest Craven High School | ColneColne Park High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F32/100 | D48/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 79th of 82 in Lancashire | 58th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 528 | 989 | |
| Capacity | 845 | 1,075 | |
| Location | Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB | Colne, BB8 7DP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.0 | 41.5 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21.7% | 39.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.3% | 63.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 129 | 200 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 591 | 1,031 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.6% | 31.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.0% | 3.9% | |
| SEN support | 17.3% | 13.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.6% | 10.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 39.5% | 30.5% 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.
West Craven High School
Colne Park High School
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