This schoolOther secondary schools in CalderdaleSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 July 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 April 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Ryburn Valley High School, URN 107565
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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 entry481 applications · 254 places offered · 261 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.0
- 2025 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
- 2024 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.2
- 2023 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2
- 2022 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3
- 2021 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.4
- 2020 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.3
- 2019 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2
- 2018 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2
- 2017 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.4
- 2016 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.4
- 2015 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.4
- 2014 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Calderdale median
Dashed bars: as Ryburn Valley High School (URN 107565), 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 | 254 | 481 | 1.9 | 261 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 254 | 509 | 2.0 | 276 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 | 279 | 588 | 2.1 | 320 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2023 | 275 | 604 | 2.2 | 316 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2022 | 277 | 509 | 1.8 | 266 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 272 | 648 | 2.4 | 274 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 282 | 648 | 2.3 | 317 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2019 | 260 | 560 | 2.2 | 294 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 | 249 | 553 | 2.2 | 275 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 | 270 | 648 | 2.4 | 305 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2016 | 233 | 611 | 2.6 | 287 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2015 | 247 | 596 | 2.4 | 258 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2014 * | 234 | 580 | 2.5 | 226 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 275 | 48.1 | 62% | 76% | – |
| 2024/25 | 278 | 48.7 | 56% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 270 | 48.7 | 60% | 73% | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 262 | 46.9 | 47% | 66% | +0.12 |
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
- Ryburn Valley High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.9applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · CalderdaleGood20232.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · CalderdaleGood20231.3applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · CalderdaleGood20233.7applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.4 km · CalderdaleGood20221.6applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · CalderdaleSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · CalderdaleGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · CalderdaleOutstanding20232.2applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · CalderdaleGood20233.7applications per place 69.6Attainment 8 Selective
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141307 · 381/5408
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,589 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Ryburn Valley High School (URN 107565)
- Address
- St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
- Local authority
- Calderdale
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources