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Colne Valley High School

Kirklees, HD7 5SPSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
194 1st-choice / 218 offers made
Ranking
#2,459
of 3,141 nationally

About Colne Valley High School

Colne Valley High School is a state-funded secondary school in Kirklees, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,440 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,447.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (22 Jan 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 42.4 for 2024/25. admissions data records 194 first-preference applications and 218 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGillroyd Lane, Huddersfield, Kirklees, HD7 5SP
HeadteacherSteve Dixon
Local AuthorityKirklees
Number of Pupils1,440
Free School Meals (FSM)25.2%
School Capacity1,440 / 1,447 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Jan 2025): Some aspects not as strong

Source: Ofsted, 13 Oct 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere Learning

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Breakfast club

08:00-08:40

Source: thecvhs.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Colne Valley High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.