Academy sponsor led · Kirklees

Colne Valley High School

11–16Ages
1,360Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140660URN

Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5SP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Kirklees median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective

354 applications for 218 places · 20th of 24 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.8of 90

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

20th of 25 in Kirklees

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 18 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
18 September 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Kirklees median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

354 applications · 218 places offered · 194 named it first

2026 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.2
2023 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.1
2020 1.5; Kirklees median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Kirklees median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.7
2015 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Colne Valley High School (URN 107766), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	218	354	1.6	194	0.89
Sep 2025	257	409	1.6	242	0.94
Sep 2024	283	448	1.6	288	1.02
Sep 2023	285	436	1.5	285	1.00
Sep 2022	282	437	1.6	281	1.00
Sep 2021	282	433	1.5	279	0.99
Sep 2020	297	430	1.5	284	0.96
Sep 2019	286	414	1.5	264	0.92
Sep 2018	278	363	1.3	227	0.82
Sep 2017	243	328	1.4	224	0.92
Sep 2016	258	333	1.3	233	0.90
Sep 2015	252	308	1.2	219	0.87
Sep 2014 *	217	310	1.4	210	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

277 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.820th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%17th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Kirklees 63% England 66%

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.40

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	277	40.8	39%	57%	–
2024/25	294	42.4	34%	60%	–
2023/24	284	41.9	35%	60%	−0.40
2022/23	262	44.0	38%	65%	−0.20

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Colne Valley High SchoolThis school
This school

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Moor End Academy
2.3 km · Kirklees

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
3.0 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Salendine Nook High School
3.4 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Newsome Academy
3.8 km · Kirklees

Good2024

2.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Honley High School
4.5 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
The Brooksbank School
6.4 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Holmfirth High School
6.8 km · Kirklees

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
6.8 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140660 · 382/4004
Trust: Great Heights Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,447 pupils · 1,360 on roll
Free school meals: 25.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Colne Valley High School (URN 107766)
Address: Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources