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School · 16 plusiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Craven College

Further education 16 plus school in Skipton (North Yorkshire).

Pupils
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not published
Ofsted
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no graded judgement
Attendance rate
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not published
Pupil : Teacher
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not published
Free school meals (register)
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not published
SEN support
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not published
Capacity
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not recorded
Teacher turnover
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not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Craven College a Further Education College based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, "The Gateway to the Dales". Our unique position – at the juncture of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire enables us to offer a variety of further and higher education courses, including apprenticeships, undergraduate degrees, part-time adult education and courses for business.

Craven College started life in 1825 as the Skipton Mechanics Institute on the High Street in Skipton. During the Second World War, the Skipton Art School and Skipton Technical Institute were established. In 1954 the Skipton Art School and Technical Institution become the Craven Institute for Further Education.

In 1974, the College was renamed the Craven College of Adult Education and the full-time courses flourished mainly leading to secretarial work, hospitality and catering, social work and small business management. The Aireville Campus was developed in 1989 adjoining Aireville School (now The Skipton Academy).

The Auction Mart Campus was later developed to accommodate all land-based courses and The Aviation Academy was established in Yeadon at Leeds Bradford Airport.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
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Key facts

URN
130591
Type
Further education
Phase
16 plus
Ages
16 to 99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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