West Craven High School

Principal's welcome

On behalf of all the children and staff at West Craven High School, I am delighted to welcome you to our website. We hope it will give you a taste of our school which is at the heart of the local community.

As part of Pendle Education Trust and with help and guidance from Nelson and Colne College, the future of our school is bright. We are working hard to ensure we are raising academic achievement and giving students an exceptional educational experience.

Ambition

Our core values of ASPIRE: Ambition, Supportive, Positivity, Independence, Resilience and Equality underpin all that we do in school. Selected by students, our core values promote our high expectations and aspirations, balanced with our highest level of care and support.

Supportive

Positivity

Independence

Resilience

Welcome back to West Craven High School! We're looking forward to welcoming all our students back tomorrow, Thursday 3 September, as we begin another exciting school year together! A particularly warm welcome to our new Year 7 students and to all students joining the West Craven community for the first time. We're delighted to have you with us! Arrival times tomorrow: Year 7 – 8.45am Years 8–11 – 9.05am Full school uniform must be worn. Please remember to bring all the equipment you need for the school day. We hope everyone has had a fantastic summer and we can't wait to see you all tomorrow! Welcome back, West Craven!

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An excellent opportunity for any of our students wanting to make a difference in the local community with Burnley FC in the Community....

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Meet Jacob. After achieving outstanding GCSE results, he's progressing to Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form to study A Levels in Geography, History and English Language. If your child will be in Year 6 from September and would like to follow in Jacob's footsteps, you can book a place at our Open Event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993915505953

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Congratulations Zakariya. After achieving outstanding GCSE results, he has progressed to Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form to study A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Maths and then plans to study a degree in Medicine. If your child will be in Year 6 from September and you'd like to find out how they can follow in Zakariya's footsteps, book a place at our Open Event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-craven-high-school-open-evening-tickets-1993915505953

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Head to 4.24pm on the Lancashire Telegraph results day blog to read from our Principal, Mr Bates.

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West Craven students celebrate on GCSE results day

Students were joined by their families and West Craven staff to celebrate the end of five years...

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West Craven High School's Class of 2026 are celebrating their GCSE success, with students securing places on their first-choice A Level courses, vocational programmes and apprenticeships. Lots more pictures to come throughout the day! https://www.westcraven.co.uk/news/?pid=9&nid=1&storyid=28

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