Moor End AcademyHonley High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Moor End Academy and Honley High School are secondary schools.
Moor End Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Honley High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Moor End Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Moor End Academy was judged Outstanding and Honley High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.9 for Moor End Academy and 50.6 for Honley High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Moor End Academy (49.8 in 2021-22, 45.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Honley High School (50.6 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HuddersfieldMoor End Academy | HolmfirthHonley High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure | 7th of 27 in Kirklees | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,065 | 1,289 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,285 | |
| Location | Huddersfield, HD4 5JA | Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 50.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.9% | 55.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.7% | 78.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.1% | 25.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 4.43 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 207 | 252 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,065 | 1,289 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 47.9% | 23.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 33.6% | 6.7% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.3% Stronger figure | 21.3% | 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.
Moor End Academy
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