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
- 1289 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 76.9%
Mixed 9%
Pakistani 4.3%
African 2.9%
Other White 2.6%
Indian 1%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.4
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.42
Local authority average 4.05
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 66 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Honley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 316
- 3rd preference
- 107
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 250 114 136 |
| Year 8 | 264 134 130 |
| Year 9 | 264 128 136 |
| Year 10 | 255 129 126 |
| Year 11 | 256 128 128 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 84.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 35.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 58.0% 33.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.8% 3.0% |