Pendle Vale College

Pendle Vale College

Infobox UK school
name = Pendle Vale College


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established = 2006
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type = Community
religion = Non-denominational
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head = Mr Steve Wilson
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chair_label = Chairman of Governors
chair = Mr John David
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street = Oxford Road
city = Nelson
county = Lancashire
country = England flagicon|England
postcode = BB9 8JG
LEA = Lancashire County Council
ofsted = 134989
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enrollment = 824
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk
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Pendle Vale College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Nelson, Lancashire.

History

The school opened in September 2006 as part of the first wave of a nationwide 10-15 year programme of capital investment funded by the Department for Education and Skills called [http://www.bsf.lancsngfl.ac.uk/index.php?category_id=8 Building Schools for the Future] . It currently occupies the site of the former Walton High School; its new buildings, scheduled for completion in September 2008, will be on an adjacent site shared with Pendle Community High School.

Attainment

In 2007, 34% of Year 11 students achieved 5 A*-C GCSE passes including English Language and Mathematics (national average 46.7%).The school's value-added measure was 981.9 (national average 1000).

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