Spen Valley High School is a state-maintained secondary school in Liversedge, United Kingdom with 958 pupils, part of The Spenborough Co-operative Trust. Ofsted: Report card, 2 June 2026: expected standard in 1 area, needs attention in 5; safeguarding met. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Exam Invigilator (closes 31 December).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Kyle Audsley, Headteacher
Trust or group
The Spenborough Co-operative Trust
Type
State-maintained, Secondary
Pupils
958 pupils · 48% girls · 35.5% eligible for free school meals · 8.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
217 (22.7%) on SEN support · 33 (3.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Grade 5 (SP5) + Enhancement (£12.53 per hour) Casual Examination Invigilators We are looking for casual staff to join our team of Examination Invigilators. This role is to support…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
36.3
27.9%
2024/25
35.7
24.3%
2023/24
34.1
25.5%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (2 June 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and well-being
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
2 June 2026
Report card
Expected standard in 1 area, needs attention in 5; safeguarding met
9 March 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
62.0
15.5
–
1
£51,474
2024/25
60.1
16.0
18%
0
£47,429
2023/24
54.9
17.6
19%
1
£44,968
2022/23
59.1
16.1
37%
0
£44,188
2021/22
63.5
14.9
27%
0
£43,308
2020/21
58.9
15.9
19%
0
£42,781
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
55.3
16.8
26%
1
£40,597
2018/19
58.2
15.9
38%
0
£38,927
2017/18
61.8
14.9
27%
0
£38,283
2016/17
59.5
14.8
22%
3
£37,202
2015/16
62.6
14.2
27%
0
£36,655
2014/15
64.4
13.6
17%
0
£36,273
2013/14
63.2
13.9
11%
0
£35,611
2012/13
64.2
13.6
14%
0
£35,420
2011/12
59.0
15.2
7%
0
£35,958
2010/11
65.3
13.7
21%
0
£35,349
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
10.3%
3.5%
28.9%
4.3%
2024/25
9.2%
3.2%
26.7%
4.3%
2023/24
10.5%
4.1%
27.7%
5.7%
2022/23
10.4%
4.0%
28.8%
4.8%
2021/22
11.3%
3.6%
33.4%
4.6%
2020/21
6.5%
1.8%
16.8%
3.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
6.5%
2.4%
16.8%
2.5%
2017/18
7.8%
2.5%
21.6%
2.9%
2016/17
5.6%
1.3%
15.5%
2.1%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Educational Support Assistant (2), Teacher of Art, Teacher of Geography. Last advertised September 2026.
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