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Ryburn Valley High School

St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 1DF ·

Ofsted:Good· 2022

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Sowerby Bridge. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (July 2022). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 48.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 261 families put it first for 254 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,589
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Calderdale
Academy trust: TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Donna Watkins
Opened: Sept 2014

School website 01422832070 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (13 Jul 2022): School remains Good

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 278 pupils

Attainment 8

48.7

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

56.1%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

75.2%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.21

2023/24 · CI 0.04 to 0.38

This school

48.7

Calderdale

48.7

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

254

1st preferences

261

All applications

481

1st prefs per place

1.03

More first choices than places

240 of 261 first-preference applicants were offered a place (92%). 3 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,614

Capacity

1,500

106% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)25.9%
English as an additional language3.3%
SEN support10.3%
Education, Health and Care plan4.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.