Hollybank School
Hollybank School is a non-maintained special school in Mirfield for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 43 pupils and room for 45. About 42 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.
Roe Head, Far Common Road, Mirfield, WF14 0DQ01924 490833hollybanktrust.comMrs Cara Broadbent head of educationAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 6 March 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Kirklees with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Profound and multiple learning difficulty (34), Physical disability (4), Severe learning difficulty (2), Multi-sensory impairment (1), Other difficulty or disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 43 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 32 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 44% | 54% | 40% | 41% | 55% | 56% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 14% | 14% | 13% | 8% | 12% | 16% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 31% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 81% | 84% | 85% | 82% | 69% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 82.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 17.8% | 17.1% | 22.7% | 20.0% | 25.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 13.4% | 14.9% | 22.1% | 18.3% | 20.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.4% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 4.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 53.6% | 65.0% | 88.2% | 66.7% | 75.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberttown CofE Primary School | Academy | 760 m | – | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| The Mirfield Free Grammar | Academy | 880 m | 1,300 | Good 2020 | 37 | Compare |
| Old Bank Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 114 | Good 2024 | 24 | Compare |
| Hartshead Junior and Infant School | Council | 0.7 miles | 86 | No overall grade 2024 | 51 | Compare |
| Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 410 | Good 2022 | 61 | Compare |
| Spen Valley High School | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 958 | Good 2022 | 13 | Compare |
| Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School | Council | 1.0 miles | 482 | Good 2022 | 43 | Compare |
| Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School | Council | 1.2 miles | 417 | Good 2024 | 76 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hollybank School a good school?
Hollybank School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in March 2024.
What is Hollybank School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hollybank School outstanding at its last full inspection on 6 March 2024.
How many pupils does Hollybank School have?
43 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 45 places, so it is 96% full.
What is attendance like at Hollybank School?
Pupils were in school 82.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 54% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Hollybank School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Hollybank School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Roe Head, Far Common Road, Mirfield, WF14 0DQ
- Telephone
- 01924 490833
- Website
- www.hollybanktrust.com
- Head of Education
- Mrs Cara Broadbent
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Liversedge and Gomersal
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 107796 · LAESTAB 3827000 · UKPRN 10015800
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.