Ryburn Valley High School is a secondary school located in Sowerby Bridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge

School Information

Address: St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Website: http://www.rvhs.co.uk/
Telephone: 01422832070
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Katherine Parker
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141307

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1595
Number of Boys: 761
Number of Girls: 834

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.22 Confidence interval 0.05 to 0.39
Of the 227 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 226 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:30%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.01
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy St Peter's
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1HB 		- not rated 329 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
St Peter's Avenue , HX6 1BL 		3out of 4 712 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Triangle CofE VC Primary School
Butterworth Lane , Triangle HX6 3NJ 		4out of 4 847 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
New Road Primary School
Sowerby New Road , HX6 1DY 		3out of 4 1,034 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Luddendenfoot Academy
Burnley Road , Luddendenfoot HX2 6AU 		4out of 4 1,685 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1DF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Grammar
Albert Road , HX6 2NW 		1out of 4 2,096 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Willow Park
Willow Street , Sowerby Bridge HX6 2BU 		- not rated 2,398 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wood Bank School
Dene View , Luddenden HX2 6PB 		3out of 4 3,024 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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