Holmfirth High School
Heys Road, Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
1,328 pupils · 100% of 1,330 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 June 2023, published 1 August 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 74.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 86.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 20.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 261 | 256 | 465 | 261 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 261 | 264 | 446 | 261 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 262 | 266 | 514 | 262 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 277 | 315 | 508 | 277 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 261 | 273 | 480 | 261 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 248 | 239 | 480 | 246 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 260 | 271 | 502 | 260 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 258 | 310 | 498 | 258 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Honley High School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Newsome Academy 4.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- King James's School 5.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Moor End Academy 5.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Colne Valley High School 6.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Shelley College, A Share Academy 7.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.