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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 December 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 October 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Honley High School, URN 107763
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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 entry671 applications · 243 places offered · 238 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2025 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2024 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2023 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2022 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2021 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2020 3.0; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2019 2.9; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.7; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; Kirklees median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.6; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Kirklees median
Dashed bars: as Honley High School (URN 107763), the previous school.
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 | 243 | 671 | 2.8 | 238 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 205 | 617 | 3.0 | 193 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 | 239 | 689 | 2.9 | 216 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 256 | 667 | 2.6 | 203 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2022 | 248 | 721 | 2.9 | 229 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 248 | 696 | 2.8 | 254 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 247 | 752 | 3.0 | 272 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 * | 250 | 725 | 2.9 | 262 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2018 * | 249 | 660 | 2.7 | 244 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 * | 249 | 600 | 2.4 | 242 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 * | 252 | 517 | 2.1 | 224 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 * | 250 | 638 | 2.6 | 265 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2014 * | 250 | 540 | 2.2 | 213 | 0.85 |
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.) | 250 | 54.8 | 70% | 82% | – |
| 2024/25 | 252 | 50.6 | 55% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 254 | 51.3 | 65% | 76% | +0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 253 | 51.5 | 49% | 81% | +0.27 |
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
- Honley High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.8applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · KirkleesGood20242.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · KirkleesOutstanding20231.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · KirkleesOutstanding20241.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · KirkleesStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · KirkleesSome aspects not as strong20251.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · KirkleesGood20232.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20241.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
- 5.6 km · Kirklees2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 146906 · 382/4038
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,285 pupils · 1,240 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2019
- Replaced
- Honley High School (URN 107763)
- Address
- Station Road, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources