Spen Valley High School
Foundation secondary school in Liversedge (Kirklees).
Location
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Spen Valley High School is a secondary school located in Liversedge, Kirklees. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. The Headteacher is Kyle Audsley.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Netball
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 107778
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maxine Dunn | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Angela Dixon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katie Holmes | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Louise Macrae | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Leah Parrett | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kyle Audsley Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Alison Miller | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Murray Forrest | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Kelly Confirmed same person | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Jessica Farnworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Catherine Gray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record