Established 1957 Headteacher Dr Andrew Cummings DfE URN 136736 Tables Founded 1957 Motto Valuing All our Successes | Chair Mr Iain Harris Phone +44 1535 632861 Number of students 1,678 | |
Location Holme LaneCross HillsNorth YorkshireBD20 7RLEngland Address Holme Ln, Cross Hills, Keighley BD20 7RL, UK | ||
South Craven School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest school in the Craven District and carries over 1,700 pupils.
Contents
- South craven school graduation 15 05 2013
- Entrance at KS3
- Sixth Form arrangements
- Brief history
- Development of facilities
- Alumni
- References
The school has formed partnerships with The Ogden Trust, Airedale NHS Trust a prominent employer in the local area, Craven College a local further education college and long term partner Bradford University who work closely on STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at the school, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds College of Music and finally the Bradford Local Authority.
South Craven School became an academy on 1 May 2011.
South craven school graduation 15 05 2013
Entrance at KS3
Students are admitted without reference to ability or aptitude. Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available; Admissions procedures have been put in place to help allot places appropriately where this is the case. Further information is available here.
Sixth Form arrangements
To enter South Craven Sixth Form and take level 3 courses, students need to have achieved Grade A*-C passes at GCSE, or passes in other level 2 qualifications (e.g., BTEC, OCR Nationals), in at least 5 separate subjects. (If students are taking a reduced programme, e.g., if they have been ill, an adjustment will be made and an offer made that recognises this situation). This is considered to be the minimum entry requirement. Further Information is available here
Brief history
The school was opened on 7 June 1957 by Lord Boyle. It cost just £120,000 to build, with students leaving aged 15. Before it was built, local children attended Glusburn Community Primary School and Hothfield Secondary, in Silsden. When South Craven School first opened, there were just 11 teachers, one headteacher and a secretary. The school now has 1,700 students and more than 200 members of staff.
It became a comprehensive in 1967 and the leaving age was raised to 16 in 1972. At the same time it established its own sixth form so students could stay on to take their A levels.
Development of facilities
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