Ryburn Valley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Unique reference
- 141307
- Address
- St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, HX6 1DF
- Website
- http://www.rvhs.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1645 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 91.8%
Mixed 3.3%
Pakistani 2.2%
Other White 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.9
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 32 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 107 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
Biology | GCSE | 51 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
Ryburn Valley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 279
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 320
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 283 153 130 |
Year 8 | 284 146 138 |
Year 9 | 282 144 138 |
Year 10 | 281 135 146 |
Year 11 | 270 138 132 |
Year 12 | 125 52 73 |
Year 13 | 120 60 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 87.0% 84.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 27.0% 30.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 32.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 21.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.4% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 61.0% 59.3% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 19.6% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 6.4% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 2.2% |