Ryburn Valley High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Calderdale
St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
25.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,589
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
248 of 276 families who put it first got an offer
254
Places offered
509
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 276 | 248 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 112 | 4 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 77 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 44 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 509 | 254 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Calderdale lets families list 5 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (4 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Donna Watkins
- Address
- St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
- Phone
- 01422832070
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward / constituency
- Sowerby Bridge · Halifax
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141307
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
1,589 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 July 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,447 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 48.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.48 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 278 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.86 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 2.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 79 | — |
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 | 277 | 20% | 61% | 79% | |
| English Language | 277 | 24% | 66% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 263 | 26% | 64% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 220 | 7% | 40% | 62% | |
| Art and Design | 139 | 32% | 77% | 91% | |
| History | 118 | 20% | 37% | 55% | |
| Geography | 84 | 19% | 51% | 61% | |
| Biology | 46 | 48% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 46 | 43% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 67% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 46 | 22% | 85% | 98% | |
| French | 42 | 19% | 76% | 81% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 23 | 4% | 9% | 26% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 0% | 14% | 52% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 0% | 21% | 71% | |
| Computer Science | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 12 | 0% | 17% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 12 | 0% | 17% | 58% | |
| Photography | 10 | 0% | 30% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 10% | 50% | 80% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 44% | |
| Psychology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| English Language | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 49% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Calderdale 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.