All Saints Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · 899 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
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Honley High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,240of 1,285 places
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 252
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 14 December 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Honley High School (URN 107763, until 1 April 2019).
What the data says
Honley High School has no sixth form. Of the 253 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 58% moved to a sixth form college, 25% to a further education college and 9% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 58% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 9% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.6 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Kirklees, with 55% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kirklees and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Honley High School | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 253 | 5,003 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 58% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Honley High School | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.6 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 25% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | 4.06 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 31% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.8 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.6 | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 22% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 249 | 99% | 88% | 28% | 22% | 83% |
| English Language | 249 | 99% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 78% |
| English Literature | 245 | 97% | 86% | 19% | 21% | 76% |
| Combined Science | 179 | 71% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 70% |
| History | 141 | 56% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 64% |
| Spanish | 90 | 36% | 19% | 32% | 27% | 84% |
| Citizenship Studies | 66 | 26% | 3% | 2% | 19% | 59% |
| Chemistry | 63 | 25% | 23% | 86% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 63 | 25% | 23% | 68% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 63 | 25% | 23% | 71% | 46% | 100% |
| Geography | 63 | 25% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 78% |
| Physical Education | 56 | 22% | 11% | 27% | 24% | 88% |
| Art and Design | 38 | 15% | 7% | 29% | 24% | 92% |
| Statistics | 31 | 12% | 5% | 16% | 20% | 94% |
| Design and Technology | 29 | 12% | 11% | 21% | 23% | 76% |
| Photography | 22 | 9% | 6% | 45% | 19% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 8% | 13% | 43% | 30% | 76% |
| Drama | 21 | 8% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 81% |
| Music | 16 | 6% | 5% | 19% | 33% | 69% |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| French | 1 | 0% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 0% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 55 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 52 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 44 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 32 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 22 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Kirklees
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Colne Valley High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.