Bowland High
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
Riversmead, Clitheroe, BB7 4QS
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/12/2022
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
644
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
575 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
130 of 153 families who put it first got an offer
134
Places offered
448
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 153 | 130 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 182 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 112 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 448 | 134 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Fielden
- Address
- Riversmead, Sawley Road, Clitheroe, BB7 4QS
- Phone
- 01200441374
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- West Bradford & Grindleton · Ribble Valley
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136997
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
644 pupils · 575 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
07 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 625 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 108 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.