Honley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 146906
- Address
- Station Road, Honley, HD9 6QJ
- Website
- http://www.honleyhigh.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1283 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 78.5%
Mixed 8.6%
Pakistani 3.9%
African 2.5%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1.2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.5
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.53
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 86 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Honley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 342
- 3rd preference
- 131
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 265 136 129 |
| Year 8 | 257 127 130 |
| Year 9 | 253 132 121 |
| Year 10 | 251 123 128 |
| Year 11 | 257 124 133 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 29.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 60.0% 39.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.8% 1.0% |