Pendle Vale College
Community secondary school in Nelson (Lancashire).
Attainment 8
41.8
▼ 4.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
27.6%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.8%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.7
▼ 1.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
37.6%
▲ 10pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
6.0%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
1,046 / 1,050 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Feb 2026
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 the school
- URN
- 134989
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2006
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Kooth
- Rosenshine's Principles
- Sparx Maths
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Cockroft Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Shahbaz Shah | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Imran Ali | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kamran Ahmed | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amna Ali | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Councillor Mohammed Iqbal | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Lasisi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Deborah Grogan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Oliver Handley | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Georgina King | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Chloe Nickeas | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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