Colne Valley High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kirklees
Gillroyd Lane, Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/09/2019
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
22.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,360
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,447 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
242 of 242 families who put it first got an offer
257
Places offered
409
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 242 | 242 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 69 | 11 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 98 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Total | 409 | 256 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steve Dixon
- Address
- Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
- Phone
- 01484848680
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Colne Valley West · Colne Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140660
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST
1,360 pupils · 1,447 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong - 19
18 September 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,476 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 294 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 289 | 13% | 44% | 67% | |
| English Language | 288 | 14% | 42% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 274 | 12% | 48% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 229 | 9% | 28% | 52% | |
| History | 122 | 29% | 51% | 64% | |
| Design & Technology | 116 | 9% | 45% | 63% | |
| Geography | 101 | 28% | 57% | 73% | |
| Business | 80 | 13% | 40% | 48% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 58 | 34% | 69% | 86% | |
| Biology | 52 | 31% | 92% | 100% | |
| Physics | 52 | 38% | 90% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 37% | 90% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.