All Saints Catholic College
Bradley Bar, Huddersfield, HD2 2JT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Karen Colligan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 899
- URN
- 107782
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484426466
About this school
All Saints Catholic College is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 899 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 176 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 45.9 | 44.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.19 to +0.24 | +0.11 -0.11 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 47.7% | 37.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 68.8% | 58.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How All Saints Catholic College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 898 |
| 2023/24 | 900 |
| 2024/25 | 901 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Catholic College compares
All Saints Catholic College ranked 15th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.9 | 7.2% | 31.3% | 899 | — |
| North Huddersfield Trust School | 35.7 | 9.5% | 52.8% | 995 | 0.8 miles |
| Rastrick High School | 49.9 | 7.7% | 23.9% | 1,774 | 1.5 miles |
| Netherhall Learning Campus High School | 41 | 10.1% | 52.2% | 823 | 1.7 miles |
| Brighouse High School | 40 | 8.6% | 22.8% | 1,317 | 2.6 miles |
| The Mirfield Free Grammar | 47.8 | 8.7% | 22.9% | 1,300 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.3%
- English as an additional language
- 15.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.15%
- Persistent absence
- 16.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Huddersfield Trust School0.8 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Rastrick High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Brighouse
-
Netherhall Learning Campus High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Brighouse High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Brighouse
-
The Mirfield Free Grammar2.9 miles
Secondary · Mirfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
All Saints Catholic College ranks 6th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Huddersfield.
- Colne Valley High School Secondary
- King James's School Secondary
- Moor End Academy Secondary
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School Secondary
- Newsome Academy Secondary
- North Huddersfield Trust School Secondary
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy Secondary
- Salendine Nook High School Secondary
- Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondary
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints Catholic College teach?
- All Saints Catholic College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints Catholic College?
- The headteacher of All Saints Catholic College is Ms Karen Colligan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints Catholic College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Catholic College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is All Saints Catholic College?
- All Saints Catholic College has 899 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is All Saints Catholic College full?
- All Saints Catholic College has capacity for 900 pupils and 899 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Saints Catholic College a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Catholic College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Is All Saints Catholic College a selective school?
- No. All Saints Catholic College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have All Saints Catholic College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 44.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints Catholic College rank locally?
- All Saints Catholic College ranked 15th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints Catholic College's absence rate?
- All Saints Catholic College's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Catholic College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.