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Ryburn Valley High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge HX6 1DF · rvhs.co.uk · 01422 832070
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Calderdale 48.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,589
- 89 over 1,500 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 261 families put the school first and 254 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 254 | 261 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 254 | 276 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 279 | 320 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 275 | 316 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 277 | 266 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.7, and 56.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Calderdale it was 48.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.95 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.3 | −6.9 |
| Sixth form college | 22.2 | +7.4 |
| Further education | 24.1 | −3.2 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 4.4 | +1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 students | C+ (31.9) | Average -0.05 | |
| 84 students | C+ (32) | Average -0.04 | |
| 70 students | Dist- (31) | Average +0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 | C+ (32.5) | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 103 | C (31.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 86 | B- (36.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 63 | C (29.1) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 74 | C- (25.9) | -0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 82 | C- (27.7) | -0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 70 | C- (27.5) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.9 | +6.8 |
| Further education | 1.8 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 17.1 | −5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.7 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Ryburn Valley High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (252 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 252
- 16% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (21%) with SEND