South Craven School

Infobox UK school
name = South Craven School


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established = 1957
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head = Dr Andrew Cummings
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street = Holme Lane
city = Cross Hills
county = North Yorkshire
country = England
postcode = BD20 7RL
LEA = North Yorkshire
ofsted = 121692
staff = 200
enrollment = 1720
gender = Coeducational
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upper_age = 18
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website = http://www.south-craven.n-yorks.sch.uk/
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South Craven School is a secondary school in Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest school in the Craven District and carries over 1700 pupils.

The school was opened on June 7 1957 by Lord Boyle. It cost just £120,000 to build, with students leaving aged 15. Before it was built, local children attended Glusburn Elementary School and Hothfield Secondary, in Silsden. When South Craven School first opened, there were just 11 teachers, one headteacher and a secretary. The school now has 1,700 students and more than 200 members of staff.

It became a comprehensive in 1967 and the leaving age was raised to 16 in 1972. At the same time it established its own sixth form so students could stay on to take their A levels.

In 2007 it celebrated its 50th anniversary. Students and teachers all dressed up in 1950s clothes.

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