Sowerby Bridge High School | Secondary with sixth form in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale | Ofsted & DfE

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

45.4

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.60

Progress 8 · 2018/19

EBacc entry · 2018/19

457.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

662

Pupils · 2017/18

50%

EAL · 2017/18

16%

Persistent abs. · 2017/18

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

45.4

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.60

Progress 8 · 2018/19

EBacc entry · 2018/19

457.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

662

Pupils · 2017/18

50%

EAL · 2017/18

16%

Persistent abs. · 2017/18

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

45.4

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.60

Progress 8 · 2018/19

EBacc entry · 2018/19

457.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

662

Pupils · 2017/18

50%

EAL · 2017/18

16%

Persistent abs. · 2017/18

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2018/19.

Local authorityCalderdale

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Sowerby Bridge High School · Secondary with sixth form · Calderdale

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

56%

+11pp

56%49%41%

'17'18'19

'19 · 56%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

35%

+8pp

35%30%25%

'17'18'19

'19 · 35%

Attainment 8

45.4

+3.8

45.440.535.7

'17'18'19

'19 · 45.4

Progress 8

+0.60

+0.2

+0.6+0.1-0.5

'17'18'19

'19 · +0.6

EBacc entry

+3pp

65%36%6%

'17'18'19

'19 · 9%

EBacc APS

457.3

+114.2

457.3400.3343.2

'18'19

'19 · 457.3

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Pupils & context

2017/18

Pupils on roll

662

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.7

EAL

50%

FSM eligible

58%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW

Local authority

Calderdale

Website

—

Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2018/19	56%	35%	45.4	+0.60	9%	457.3	9%	0
2017/18	45%	27%	41.6	+0.44	6%	343.2	47%	662
2016/17	41%	25%	35.7	-0.47	65%	—	66%	787

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2018/19	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not applicable	Not eligible	25
2017/18	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	50
2016/17	24.7	D+	-0.36	Not eligible	66

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2017/18	662	18.7	22%	50%	58%	5%	16%
2016/17	787	13.8	20%	52%	58%	8%	26%