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Spen Valley High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Roberttown Lane, Liversedge WF15 7LX · spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk · 01924 405451
On the mapSearch near WF15 7LX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.11 mi
- 3.40 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 958
- 100% of 960 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.11 mi (3.40 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 179 | 167 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 186 | 170 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 187 | 175 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 188 | 210 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 193 | 210 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.11 mi3.40 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.7, and 24.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼49.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼3.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.9 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 22.9 | −5.3 |
| Further education | 52.1 | +15.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | −4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −2.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Spen Valley High School on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 12
- 1% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 83% who had a child bullied