Colne Valley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 18 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 140660
- Address
- Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, HD7 5SP
- Website
- http://www.thecvhs.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1436 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 89.3%
Mixed 5.8%
Other White 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.2
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.65
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 70 |
| English Language | GCSE | 261 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 252 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Colne Valley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 283
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 288
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 281
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 286 146 140 |
| Year 8 | 287 139 148 |
| Year 9 | 286 143 143 |
| Year 10 | 292 156 136 |
| Year 11 | 285 131 154 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 29.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 39.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |