Pendle Vale College Explained

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Pendle Vale College
Motto:Think Pendle Vale, Think Achievement
Established:2006
Type:Community
Head:Oliver Handley [1]
Address:Oxford Road
City:Nelson
County:Lancashire
Postcode:BB9 8JG
Local Authority:Lancashire County Council
Ofsted:yes
Urn:134989
Enrolment:1029
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Website:http://www.pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk

Pendle Vale College is a mixed 11 to 16 comprehensive school located in Nelson, Lancashire.[2]

History

The school initially opened in 2006 as part of the first wave of Building Schools for the Future, occupying the site of the former Walton High School. New buildings were completed two years later.[3]

The current headteacher is Oliver Handley, who was appointed in 2020.[4]

The school's facilities include Information and communications technology rooms, a sports centre with climbing wall, multi-gym and all-weather pitches, music studios, and dance and drama suites.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pendle Vale College. Find and compare schools in England. GOV.UK. February 2018. 26 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Pendle Vale College. gov.uk. 4 December 2020. 4 December 2020.
  3. Web site: East Lancashire schools’ opening ‘historic moment’. lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 8 September 2008. 12 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Pendle Vale College Information. microcontrib.hays.com. 16 March 2020. 12 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Catalyst Lend Lease opens seven new Lancashire schools. placenorthwest.co.uk. 4 September 2008. 10 September 2021.