Summary

South Craven School is a secondary school in Cross Hills

Cross Hills

Cross Hills is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England that is situated halfway between Skipton and Keighley.-Location:...

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

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. It is the largest school in the Craven

Craven

Craven is a local government district in North Yorkshire, England that came into being in 1974, centred on the market town of Skipton. In the changes to British local government of that year this district was formed as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton...

 District and carries over 1,700 pupils.

As of 2011, South Craven School is a trust school, achieving foundation status in 2006.

This status has seen the school form partnerships with The Ogden Trust, Airedale NHS Trust

Airedale NHS Trust

Airedale NHS Trust is a NHS trust based in West and North Yorkshire, England. It currently Operates Airedale General Hospital and a small hospital in Skipton....

 a prominent employer in the local area, Craven College

Craven College

Craven College is a further education college based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Craven offers a variety of further and higher education courses, including bachelor degree's....

 a local further education college and long term partner Bradford University who work closely on STEM subjects (science, technology and mathematics) at the school, Leeds Trinity University College

Leeds Trinity University College

Leeds Trinity University College is an independent higher education institution which offers foundation and undergraduate degrees, as well as postgraduate qualifications...

, Leeds College of Music

Leeds College of Music

Leeds College of Music, located in Leeds’ Quarry Hill cultural quarter, is the largest music college in the United Kingdom, with over 1,000 full-time and 1,000 part-time students. The college is best known for its leading role in jazz education and started one of the first jazz degrees in Europe...

 and finally the Bradford Local Authority.

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

A Brief History

The school was opened on June 7, 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

Silsden

Silsden is a town and civil parish situated in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the northern slope of the Aire Valley between Keighley and Skipton. It is about from the river. Along the lower edge of the town is the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...

. 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

• In 2009 the eTaSC Building was opened, at a cost of £1.5million to support Post-16 Vocational study at South Craven School.http://www.fraserhird.com/page39.htmlhttp://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/ocalnews/4457362.School___s___1_5m_new_centre_is_opened/
• In 2010 a new Astro-Turf, and multi-games pitch was opened.
• In 2010 a new facility, simply called "A1" was opened, and serves as a base for learning support at the school. The opening was attended by Skipton and Ripon MP, Julian Smith http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/archive/2010/07/05/district_keighley_crosshills/8254679.School_steps_up_help_over_autism/
• In 2011 a new covered sports facility was opened to provide improved all weather sports facilities at the school.