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Greenhead College

College · ages 16-19MixedFurther educationHuddersfieldKirklees
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeB-2024/25

Greenhead College is a further education in Huddersfield for boys and girls aged 16 to 19.

Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4ES01484 422032greenhead.ac.ukMrs Mo Bunter principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,391 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB-37.5 points per entry
A level progress-0.09Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better21%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished97%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,3911,2981,4761,3072,4692,375
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry37.5238.6837.0241.8138.2537.46
Average A level gradeB-BB-B+B-B-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS37.6638.6036.9241.6437.8038.02
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects21%23%19%32%23%22%
A level progressA level value added-0.09-0.01+0.20+0.19
Applied general courses: points per entry36.1635.6736.3740.92
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed97%95%97%97%93%97%

A level subjects

30 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Music100%A* to B, England 47% · 11 entries
Music Technology77%A* to B, England 37% · 13 entries
Film Studies94%A* to B, England 57% · 32 entries
English Language78%A* to B, England 44% · 72 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsMathematics572Biology502Chemistry483Psychology321Business Studies231Physics208Economics201Sociology175Law174History171Geography125English Literature101Computer Science98Mathematics (Further)84Art and Design77English Language72Physical Education / Sports Studies60Government and Politics57Classical Civilisation56Religious Studies48Mathematics (Statistics)45Spanish39English Language and Literature35Film Studies32French24Geology22Music Technology13Music11German9Drama and Theatre Studies6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Mathematics572 entries · 47% A* or A · 99% passed
71%England 60%
Biology502 entries · 24% A* or A · 98% passed
46%England 49%
Chemistry483 entries · 34% A* or A · 98% passed
56%England 53%
Psychology321 entries · 20% A* or A · 99% passed
54%England 46%
Business Studies231 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 47%
Physics208 entries · 30% A* or A · 98% passed
50%England 51%
Economics201 entries · 35% A* or A · 100% passed
82%England 57%
Sociology175 entries · 23% A* or A · 100% passed
58%England 49%
Law174 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
51%England 40%
History171 entries · 29% A* or A · 99% passed
63%England 55%
Geography125 entries · 30% A* or A · 99% passed
62%England 51%
English Literature101 entries · 26% A* or A · 100% passed
72%England 52%
Computer Science98 entries · 35% A* or A · 96% passed
50%England 46%
Mathematics (Further)84 entries · 45% A* or A · 100% passed
80%England 76%
Art and Design77 entries · 43% A* or A · 100% passed
79%England 60%
English Language72 entries · 38% A* or A · 100% passed
78%England 44%
Physical Education / Sports Studies60 entries · 12% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 41%
Government and Politics57 entries · 25% A* or A · 98% passed
54%England 55%
Classical Civilisation56 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
70%England 55%
Religious Studies48 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
58%England 50%
Mathematics (Statistics)45 entries · 4% A* or A · 98% passed
22%England 35%
Spanish39 entries · 56% A* or A · 100% passed
82%England 59%
English Language and Literature35 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
71%England 47%
Film Studies32 entries · 16% A* or A · 100% passed
94%England 57%
French24 entries · 50% A* or A · 96% passed
79%England 60%
Geology22 entries · 36% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 45%
Music Technology13 entries · 62% A* or A · 100% passed
77%England 37%
Music11 entries · 36% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 47%
German9 entries · 56% A* or A · 100% passed
78%England 59%
Drama and Theatre Studies6 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 54%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kirklees council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,452 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training90%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 82%, compared with 91% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training88%England 72%
Top-third universities44%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship6%England 6%
Higher technical course7%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 90% went on to degree-level study or training and 32% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training90%90%92%
Education70%74%75%
Apprenticeship6%3%4%3%
Work14%13%14%
Not in education, work or training6%6%5%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m70112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate167 per 1,000 people84% higher than the England average
Typical house price£210,000Kirklees
Nearest bus stop70 mGreenhead College, 47 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
ES Independent School KirkleesIndependent220 m52Not inspectedCompare
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy440 m238No overall grade 2025Compare
Brambles Primary AcademyFree school610 m382Good 202321Compare
Kirklees CollegeFurther education780 mNot inspectedCompare
Birkby Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil0.7 miles457Not inspectedCompare
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolFoundation0.7 miles327Not inspected25Compare
University of HuddersfieldHigher education institutions0.7 milesNot inspectedCompare
St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy0.8 miles398Good 202448Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Greenhead College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Greenhead College yet.

How many pupils does Greenhead College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4ES
Telephone
01484 422032
Website
www.greenhead.ac.uk
Principal
Mrs Mo Bunter
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-19
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Kirklees
Ward
Greenhead
Constituency
Huddersfield
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130538 · LAESTAB 3828600 · UKPRN 10002770

Where these figures come from