Spen Valley High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Liversedge, Yorkshire and the Humber WF15 7LX · Kirklees
#309 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3499 of 4,090 nationally
About Spen Valley High School
Spen Valley High School is a local authority secondary located in Liversedge, in the Kirklees local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 958 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 20.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 309th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (31th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (16th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 958; capacity filled 99.8%; grade 4+ english & maths 49.2%; ebacc average points 2.99.
There are 9 schools in Liversedge; Spen Valley High School ranks 6th of 7 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)35.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)24.3%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.5%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Spen Valley High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 958
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 99.8%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 35.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 24.3%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 49.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.99
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Spen Valley High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Liversedge · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
313 students · 503 m away
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School
Liversedge · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
417 students · 1.0 km away
Roberttown CofE Primary School
Liversedge · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 1.1 km away
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
Liversedge · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
279 students · 1.1 km away
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School
Liversedge · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
165 students · 1.3 km away
Hartshead Junior and Infant School
Liversedge · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
86 students · 1.6 km away
Hightown Primary School
Liversedge · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
· 1.7 km away
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy
Heckmondwike · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
211 students · 1.8 km away
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,522 students · 1.9 km away
Brian Jackson College
Heckmondwike · Independent secondary · Ages 13–18
74 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Ripon Grammar School
Ripon · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
957 students
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Leeds · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
943 students
Whitby School
Whitby · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–19
975 students
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
987 students
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
995 students
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
916 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Spen Valley High School a good school?
Spen Valley High School has a Success Index (England) of 20.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #309 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Spen Valley High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Spen Valley High School ranks #309 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3499 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Spen Valley High School?
Spen Valley High School had 958 students in 2025.
Is Spen Valley High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Spen Valley High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near Spen Valley High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Spen Valley High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.