Bowland High

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Riversmead
Sawley Road
Grindleton
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 4QS
Phone 01200441374
Reference Number 136997

General Makeup

Number of pupils 615
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.97%
Girls: 52.03%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 62 79 141
8 72 68 140
9 53 59 112
10 56 57 113
11 52 57 109

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.8%
White, Other 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
White & Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 42.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 68.5% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 182 3
Third Preference 112 1
From another Local Authority 9 0

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Name Distance
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sawley Road, Grindleton, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4QS
0.59 miles
Chatburn Church of England Primary School
Sawley Road, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4AS
1.28 miles
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4NP
2.29 miles
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
West Bradford Road, Waddington, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 3JE
2.52 miles
Moorland School Limited
Ribblesdale Avenue, Clitheroe, BB7 2JA
2.58 miles
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2AL
2.79 miles
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
Bright Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1NW
2.96 miles
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Lowergate, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1AG
3.28 miles
Ribblesdale Nursery School
Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EL
3.38 miles
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Greenacre Street, St. James C of E Primary Schoo, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1ED
3.51 miles
Edisford Primary School
Edisford Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2LN
3.66 miles
Gisburn Primary School
Burnley Road, Gisburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4ET
3.91 miles
Name Distance
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
York Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DJ
2.95 miles
Ribblesdale School
Queens Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1EJ
3.46 miles
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