Secondary
Holmfirth High School
Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1328 of 1330 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 105.5
- Pupils per adult
- 12.7
- Pupils
- 1,342
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)December 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
75%
58.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.84 |
| Entered the EBacc | 21% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 68% |
| 22/23 | 66% |
| 23/24 | 66% |
| 24/25 | 75% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.43 |
| 22/23 | +0.74 |
| 23/24 | +0.72 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56.3 |
| 22/23 | 55.3 |
| 23/24 | 55.3 |
| 24/25 | 58.6 |
Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kirklees admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Headteacher
- Ben Stitchman
- Address
- Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
- Telephone
- 01484691460