Honley High School
Station Road, Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
1,240 pupils · 96% of 1,285 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2023, published 2 February 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 25% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 243 | 238 | 671 | 243 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 205 | 193 | 617 | 205 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 239 | 216 | 689 | 238 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 256 | 203 | 667 | 251 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 248 | 229 | 721 | 248 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 248 | 254 | 696 | 248 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 247 | 272 | 752 | 247 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Newsome Academy 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Holmfirth High School 2.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Moor End Academy 3.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- King James's School 3.6 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Colne Valley High School 4.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy 4.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.