Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
1,589 pupils · 106% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 July 2022, published 3 October 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 56.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 12.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 254 | 261 | 481 | 254 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 254 | 276 | 509 | 254 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 279 | 320 | 588 | 279 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 275 | 316 | 604 | 275 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 277 | 266 | 509 | 277 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 272 | 274 | 648 | 272 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 282 | 317 | 648 | 282 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 260 | 294 | 560 | 260 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Trinity Academy Grammar 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Crossley Heath School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Park Lane Academy 5.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Brooksbank School 6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Trinity Academy Halifax 6.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The North Halifax Grammar School 6.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.