Spen Valley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 107778
- Address
- Roberttown Lane, WF15 7LX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 960 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 80.4%
Pakistani 8.9%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.98
Local authority average 4.05
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 28 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
Admissions
Spen Valley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 208
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 13.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 92 96 |
| Year 8 | 189 92 97 |
| Year 9 | 200 112 88 |
| Year 10 | 193 104 89 |
| Year 11 | 190 103 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 84.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 35.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 16.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 33.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.8% 3.0% |