Holmfirth High School is a secondary school located in Holmfirth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/12/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Heys Road, Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Website: http://www.holmfirthhigh.co.uk/
Telephone: 01484691460
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Stitchman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 107769

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1330
Number of Pupils: 1313
Number of Boys: 667
Number of Girls: 646

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.25 Confidence interval 0.09 to 0.4
Of the 263 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 258 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.88
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Mill Infant School
Kirkroyds Lane , New Mill HD9 1LS
- not rated 657 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
New Mill Junior School
Royds Avenue , New Mill HD9 1LJ
- not rated 958 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Netherthong Primary School
School Street , Netherthong HD9 3EB
4out of 4 1,353 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Brockholes Lane , Brockholes HD9 7EB
4out of 4 1,499 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School
Marsh Hall Lane , Thurstonland HD4 6XD
4out of 4 2,007 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holmfirth High School
Heys Road , Thongsbridge HD9 7SE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Honley High School
Station Road , Honley HD9 6QJ
3out of 4 3,176 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.