Honley High School
Station Road, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Lord
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Together Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,285
- Pupils on roll
- 1,240
- URN
- 146906
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484506484
About this school
Honley High School is a secondary academy in Holmfirth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Honley High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 253 | 254 | 252 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.5 | 51.3 | 50.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 +0.09 to +0.44 | +0.28 +0.11 to +0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 64.6% | 55.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 76.4% | 78.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 34.3% | 25% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
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 Honley High 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.5 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.3 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,271 |
| 2023/24 | 1,283 |
| 2024/25 | 1,289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Honley High School compares
Honley High School ranked 5th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.6 | 9.1% | 23% | 1,240 | — |
| Newsome Academy | 44.1 | 6.9% | 46.1% | 824 | 1.2 miles |
| Holmfirth High School | 58.6 | 6.6% | 17.8% | 1,328 | 1.8 miles |
| Moor End Academy | 45.9 | 6.7% | 47.9% | 1,053 | 1.9 miles |
| King James's School | 48.5 | 7.2% | 27.5% | 1,055 | 2.2 miles |
| Colne Valley High School | 42.4 | 9% | 25% | 1,360 | 2.8 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)
- 23.04%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.08%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newsome Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Holmfirth High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Holmfirth
-
Moor End Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
King James's School2.2 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
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Colne Valley High School2.8 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Holmfirth
- Holmfirth High School Secondary
- Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Helme Church of England Academy Primary
- Hepworth Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School Primary
- Holme Junior and Infant School Primary
- Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Meltham Moor Primary School Primary
- Netherthong Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Honley High School teach?
- Honley High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Holmfirth.
- Who is the headteacher of Honley High School?
- The headteacher of Honley High School is Mrs Elizabeth Lord, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Honley High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Honley High 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 Honley High School?
- Honley High School has 1,240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Honley High School full?
- Honley High School has capacity for 1,285 pupils and 1,240 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 Honley High School a faith school?
- No. Honley High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Honley High School a selective school?
- No. Honley High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Honley High School part of an academy trust?
- Honley High School is part of TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Honley High School have?
- The schools register lists Honley High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Honley High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.5 in 2022/23 and 50.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Honley High School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Honley High School ranked 5th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Honley High School's absence rate?
- Honley High School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Honley High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Honley High 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 10 July 2026.