Ryburn Valley High School is a secondary school and sixth form located in the town of Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, England. Originally built in the 1950s, it moved into a new building in 2005.
History Ryburn Valley High School opened in February 1959 as Ryburn County Secondary Modern School. It was a new mixed secondary school representing the merger of Sowerby Bridge Girls' School and Sowerby Bridge Boys' School. The advent of the comprehensive system gave birth to the name Ryburn Valley High School in 1979. It has grown from 600 pupils in 1959 to almost 1500 in 2013."Ryburn Valley High – a class act for half a century", Halifax Courier. Retrieved 21 July 2013
The new building was confirmed in 2001 and was built from 2004 to 2005. The pupils moved into the building after spring half term in 2005.
Ryburn Valley High School was awarded specialist status in Media Arts in 2004. In 2016, the first Ryburrn Academy Awards were held at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax
The school received a rating of Grade 2, 'Good', for overall effectiveness in its 2013 Ofsted inspection report."Ryburn Valley High School", Ofsted inspection report. Retrieved 21 July 2013
The school converted to academy status in September 2014.
Television appearances During the spring of 2016, a local camera crew from the BBC used the school as a set piece for the crime/drama television series Happy Valley.
In 2019, Ryburn Valley High School appeared in the CBBC show, Our School. This showed the journey of new Year 7 and 8's joining Ryburn Valley High School.
Headteachers 1959–1969Robert Miles 1969–1976John Widdows 1976–1978, 1986Morton Roberts 1978–1986William Nicholson 1986–1998Tony Thorne 1998Bridget Rickwood (Acting) 1999–2008Ian Adam"Deputy steps up to fill retiring head teacher's shoes",Halifax Courier. Retrieved 21 July 2013 2008–2013Honor Byford"Headteacher to retire after thirty years", Halifax Courier. Retrieved 21 July 2013 2013–2023David Lord"Ryburn Valley High School", Rvhs.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2013 2023–PresentDonna Watkins"Ryburn Valley High School", Rvhs.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2023
Notable former pupils Craig Fleming, former football player, and former captain of Norwich City Football Club.
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