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Holmfirth High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth HD9 7SE · holmfirthhigh.co.uk · 01484 691460
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 8.32 mi
- 13.39 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,328
- 100% of 1,330 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 8.32 mi (13.39 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 256 families put the school first and 261 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 261 | 256 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 261 | 264 | 1▲ | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 262 | 266 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 277 | 315 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 261 | 273 | 1▲ | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 8.32 mi13.39 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.6, and 74.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲74.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲86.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.84 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.8 | −0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 62.5 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 20.3 | −0.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9 | +3.8 |
| Employment | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Holmfirth High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (164 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 164
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (21%) with SEND