Holmfirth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 107769
- Address
- Heys Road, Thongsbridge, HD9 7SE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1342 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 91.7%
Mixed 4%
Other White 2.4%
Unclassified 0.5%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.74
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.3
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.65
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 98 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 123 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 98 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 58 |
| Dance | GCSE | 5 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 43 |
| English Language | GCSE | 260 |
Admissions
Holmfirth High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 262
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 185
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 261
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 288 143 145 |
| Year 8 | 265 135 130 |
| Year 9 | 263 122 141 |
| Year 10 | 264 141 123 |
| Year 11 | 262 129 133 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 29.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 72.0% 39.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.8% 1.0% |