Spen Valley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 10 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
- 969 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 81.2%
Pakistani 9%
Mixed 4.1%
Unclassified 2%
Other White 1.8%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.7
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.2
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.94
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 185 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 176 |
Admissions
Spen Valley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 251
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 13.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 193 92 101 |
| Year 8 | 207 111 96 |
| Year 9 | 189 103 86 |
| Year 10 | 190 105 85 |
| Year 11 | 190 97 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 31.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 17.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 36.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |