School profile

Honley High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ

Good

Map showing Honley High School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#510 of 3,312

Better than 84% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Honley High School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 14 Oct 2015

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages11 to 16
Pupils1,240 of 1,275 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Elizabeth Lord
TrustTOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Local authorityKirklees
Opened01 Sept 2019
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 146906.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Attainment 8 score54.84646.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths81.6%63.6%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths69.6%46.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths20.8%14.4%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths79.2%59.6%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4250--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils1,240
Girls620
Boys620
Eligible for free school meals22.7%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support174
EHC plan57
Average class size24.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
75.8%
Pakistani
4.7%
White and Black Caribbean
4%
African
2.7%
Other White
2.5%
Other mixed
1.9%
White and Asian
1.6%
White and Black African
1.5%
Indian
1.1%
Other ethnic group
1.1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Overall absence7.7%7.5%8%
Persistent absence17.9%19.8%21.6%
Severe absence4.1%3.2%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)243
Applications (Year 7)671
First preference applications (Year 7)238
First preference offers (Year 7)234
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places1,275
Pupils on roll1,289
Unfilled places0%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult10.7
Teachers (FTE)68.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)29.62
Support staff (FTE)61.16
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2568.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2562
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253.1

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate22.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions8.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0.1%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination93.3%
Staying in education85.4%
Sixth form college54.7%
Further education27.2%
Apprenticeship5.5%
Not sustained4.3%
School sixth form3.5%
Employment2.4%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Honley High School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryHonley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryBerry Brow Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryBrockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Outstanding
1.1 miPrimaryNetherton Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryFarnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.2 miPrimarySouth Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryNewsome Junior AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miSecondaryNewsome AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.6 miPrimaryNetherthong Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryHillside Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Honley High School

What is Honley High School's Ofsted rating?

Honley High School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 14 Oct 2015.

How does Honley High School rank in England?

Honley High School ranks 510 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (better than 84% of schools).

How many pupils attend Honley High School?

Honley High School has 1,240 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 1,275.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.