Hollybank School
Roe Head, Far Common Road, Mirfield, WF14 0DQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of Education
- Mrs Cara Broadbent
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- URN
- 107796
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924490833
About this school
Hollybank School is a special school in Mirfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 43 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hollybank School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Hollybank School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.97%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 17.79%
- Persistent absence
- 53.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brian Jackson College2.0 miles
Independent schools · Heckmondwike
-
Ethos College2.2 miles
Academies · Dewsbury
-
Fields Rise School2.4 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
Pivot Academy2.5 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
Fairfield School2.7 miles
Special schools · Batley
Other schools in Mirfield
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hopton Primary School Primary
- Old Bank Academy Primary
- Castle Hall Academy Secondary
- The Mirfield Free Grammar Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hollybank School teach?
- Hollybank School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Mirfield.
- Who is the head of education of Hollybank School?
- The head of education of Hollybank School is Mrs Cara Broadbent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollybank School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollybank School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hollybank School?
- Hollybank School has 43 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Hollybank School full?
- Hollybank School has capacity for 45 pupils and 43 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hollybank School a faith school?
- No. Hollybank School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hollybank School have?
- The schools register lists Hollybank School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Hollybank School's absence rate?
- Hollybank School's overall absence rate is 17.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollybank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollybank School'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.