Ryburn Valley High School
The advent of the comprehensive system gave birth to the name Ryburn Valley High School in 1979.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.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.[citation needed] This showed the journey of new Year 7 and 8's joining Ryburn Valley High School.