Spen Valley High School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Kirklees council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 167 families put this school as their first choice, and 179 places were offered. 159 of the families who put it first got a place (95%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 2 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Needs attention

Personal development and wellbeing

Needs attention

Leadership and governance

Needs attention

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 9 March 2022. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

958 (capacity 960)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

The Spenborough Co-operative Trust

Phone

01924405451

Address

Roberttown Lane, Liversedge, WF15 7LX

Website

spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports