Spen Valley High School
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Spen Valley Sports College is a sports college
situated in Liversedge
, West Yorkshire
. The proportion of students who do not have learning difficulties and/or disabilities and those who have a statement of special educational needs does not exceed the national average. The small numbers of students from minority ethnic backgrounds are predominately of Pakistani heritage (15 - 20 %). The proportion of students is not entitled to free school meal
s is slightly under the national average. The school gained specialist status as a sports college in 2004. Artsmark and Sportsmark status are also held by the school and in 2006 they were re-accredited as Investors in People.
Sports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
situated in Liversedge
Liversedge
Liversedge is a township in the former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike about southwest of Leeds.-Settlements within Liversedge:...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. The proportion of students who do not have learning difficulties and/or disabilities and those who have a statement of special educational needs does not exceed the national average. The small numbers of students from minority ethnic backgrounds are predominately of Pakistani heritage (15 - 20 %). The proportion of students is not entitled to free school meal
Free school meal
A Free School Meal, provided to a child or young person during a school break, is paid for by Government. For a child to qualify for a Free School Meal, their parent or carer must be receiving particular qualifying benefits as stated by Government...
s is slightly under the national average. The school gained specialist status as a sports college in 2004. Artsmark and Sportsmark status are also held by the school and in 2006 they were re-accredited as Investors in People.