South Craven School
About the school
South Craven School is an open secondary school in North Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 2 February 2023
- Published
- 20 March 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.5
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 40.70%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.50%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 15.90%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.9
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.58
AAB or better
- School
- 16.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1860
Girls
50.86%
Boys
49.14%
SEN support
7.74%
Education, health and care plan
2.37%
English as an additional language
3.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.80%
Overall absence
8.07
Persistent absence
24.94
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
273
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
167
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
48%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
20%