Spen Valley High School is a secondary school located in Liversedge. 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 11/01/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Roberttown Lane, Liversedge

School Information

Address: Roberttown Lane, Liversedge, WF15 7LX
Website: http://www.spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01924405451
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Hayley Clacy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 107778

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 940
Number of Pupils: 937
Number of Boys: 516
Number of Girls: 421

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.53 Confidence interval -0.72 to -0.34
Of the 177 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 176 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Headlands Road , WF15 6PR
3out of 4 549 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School
School Street , Norristhorpe WF15 7AW
3out of 4 1,101 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Church Road , Roberttown WF15 8BE
4out of 4 1,148 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
Vernon Road , WF15 6HU
2out of 4 1,173 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School
Bradford Road , WF15 6LP
3out of 4 1,366 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spen Valley High School
Roberttown Lane , WF15 7LX
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street , WF16 0AH
4out of 4 2,090 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Kitson Hill Road , WF14 9EZ
2out of 4 2,270 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Hall Academy
Richard Thorpe Avenue , WF14 9PH
1out of 4 3,114 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hollybank School
Roe Head , Far Common Road WF14 0DQ
4out of 4 1,691 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Pivot Acadmey
Rawfolds Way , Cleckheaton BD19 5LJ
- not rated 1,781 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Brian Jackson College
Vision House , Units 1 - 6 Grove Mills WF16 0AD
- not rated 2,105 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Fairfield School
White Lee Road , WF17 8AS
3out of 4 3,062 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Ethos College
Knowles Hill Road , WF13 4QS
4out of 4 3,074 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.