South Craven School
Holme Lane, Keighley, BD20 7RL
1,936 pupils · 109% of 1,769 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- APEX COLLABORATIVE TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 February 2023, published 20 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 15.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 266 | 301 | 599 | 266 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 267 | 286 | 565 | 267 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 287 | 325 | 617 | 287 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 276 | 332 | 634 | 276 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 265 | 332 | 604 | 265 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 267 | 352 | 651 | 267 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 267 | 335 | 683 | 267 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 268 | 341 | 675 | 268 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Carlton Keighley 5.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 5.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Beckfoot Oakbank 6.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ermysted's Grammar School 7.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Skipton Girls' High School 7.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Skipton Academy 7.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.