Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding | |||
| Personal development | Outstanding | |||
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Inspection history
- 20 June 2023Graded inspection: Outstanding
- 9 February 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry465 applications · 261 places offered · 256 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2025 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2024 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2023 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2022 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2021 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2020 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2018 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2017 1.8; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2016 1.6; Kirklees median median 1.7
- 2015 1.8; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2014 1.7; Kirklees median median 1.9
- This school
- Kirklees median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 261 | 465 | 1.8 | 256 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 261 | 446 | 1.7 | 264 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2024 | 262 | 514 | 2.0 | 266 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 277 | 508 | 1.8 | 315 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2022 | 261 | 480 | 1.8 | 273 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2021 | 248 | 480 | 1.9 | 239 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 260 | 502 | 1.9 | 271 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 258 | 498 | 1.9 | 310 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2018 | 261 | 496 | 1.9 | 295 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2017 | 251 | 444 | 1.8 | 268 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 259 | 422 | 1.6 | 284 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2015 | 260 | 467 | 1.8 | 300 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2014 | 254 | 428 | 1.7 | 280 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 261 | 56.2 | 69% | 84% | – |
| 2024/25 | 261 | 58.6 | 75% | 86% | – |
| 2023/24 | 261 | 55.3 | 66% | 82% | +0.72 |
| 2022/23 | 261 | 55.3 | 66% | 84% | +0.74 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Holmfirth High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolOutstanding20231.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · KirkleesRemains Good20232.8applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · KirkleesGood20242.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · KirkleesStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · Kirklees2026
- 5.9 km · KirkleesOutstanding20241.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 6.8 km · KirkleesSome aspects not as strong20251.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade202451.8Attainment 8
- 7.5 km · KirkleesGood20232.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 107769 · 382/4046
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,330 pupils · 1,328 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources