Holmfirth High SchoolKing James's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Holmfirth High School and King James's School are secondary schools.
Holmfirth High School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and King James's School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holmfirth High School is ahead on our composite score.
Holmfirth High School was judged Outstanding and King James's School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 58.6 for Holmfirth High School and 48.5 for King James's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Holmfirth High School (56.3 in 2021-22, 58.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King James's School (51.6 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HolmfirthHolmfirth High School | HuddersfieldKing James's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B79/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure | 14th of 27 in Kirklees | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,329 | 1,064 | |
| Capacity | 1,330 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Holmfirth, HD9 7SE | Huddersfield, HD4 6SG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 58.6 Stronger figure | 48.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 74.7% Stronger figure | 47.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.2% Stronger figure | 69.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.7% | 50.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.84 Stronger figure | 4.57 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 261 | 210 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,329 | 1,064 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.8% | 27.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.6% | 10.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.5% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% Stronger figure | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.4% Stronger figure | 18.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Holmfirth High School
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