Spen Valley High SchoolWhitcliffe Mount
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Spen Valley High School and Whitcliffe Mount are secondary schools.
Spen Valley High School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Whitcliffe Mount scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whitcliffe Mount is ahead on our composite score.
Spen Valley High School was judged in need of attention and Whitcliffe Mount was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.3 for Spen Valley High School and 45.7 for Whitcliffe Mount.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Spen Valley High School (40.9 in 2021-22, 36.3 in 2025-26) and has risen at Whitcliffe Mount (43.0 in 2022-23, 45.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiversedgeSpen Valley High School | CleckheatonWhitcliffe Mount | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | C60/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 27 in Kirklees | 11th of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 958 | 1,228 | |
| Capacity | 960 | 1,250 | |
| Location | Liversedge, WF15 7LX | Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 | 45.7 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.9% | 48.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43.7% | 67.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 190 | 248 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 960 | 1,244 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.4% | 27.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.5% | 6.6% | |
| SEN support | 19.7% | 18.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 7.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.7% | 22.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Spen Valley High School
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