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Huddersfield New College

College · ages 16-19MixedFurther educationHuddersfieldKirklees
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

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

New Hey Road, Huddersfield, HD3 4GL01484 652341huddnewcoll.ac.ukMr Marcus Smith-Connor principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,163 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC31.4 points per entry
A level progress-0.14Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better4%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished88%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,1631,4191,4321,3872,5062,477
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry31.4331.2328.4833.8634.0231.67
Average A level gradeCCCC+C+C+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS30.8732.6728.5534.3124.6423.36
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects4%4%1%3%3%1%
A level progressA level value added-0.14-0.12+0.17+0.13
Applied general courses: points per entry35.0632.8233.3535.57
T levels: points per entry34.4436.7938.3940.00
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed88%88%88%94%92%87%

A level subjects

26 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

Graphics89%A* to B, England 65% · 28 entries
Media / Film / TV Studies67%A* to B, England 46% · 24 entries
Fine Art82%A* to B, England 65% · 28 entries
Textiles82%A* to B, England 67% · 27 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology145Business Studies111Mathematics89Sociology85Law76Biology62Economics61History46Geography463D Studies41Chemistry39Physical Education / Sports Studies37Photography33English Literature32English Language and Literature32Fine Art28Graphics28Textiles27Computer Science25Media / Film / TV Studies24Film Studies22Physics19Religious Studies18Drama and Theatre Studies13Government and Politics11Spanish8
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology145 entries · 17% A* or A · 99% passed
39%England 46%
Business Studies111 entries · 10% A* or A · 98% passed
44%England 47%
Mathematics89 entries · 11% A* or A · 88% passed
21%England 60%
Sociology85 entries · 21% A* or A · 99% passed
51%England 49%
Law76 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
53%England 40%
Biology62 entries · 10% A* or A · 92% passed
21%England 49%
Economics61 entries · 3% A* or A · 98% passed
34%England 57%
History46 entries · 11% A* or A · 98% passed
37%England 55%
Geography46 entries · 11% A* or A · 96% passed
46%England 51%
3D Studies41 entries · 10% A* or A · 98% passed
32%England 58%
Chemistry39 entries · 0% A* or A · 80% passed
10%England 53%
Physical Education / Sports Studies37 entries · 5% A* or A · 92% passed
19%England 41%
Photography33 entries · 24% A* or A · 100% passed
61%England 58%
English Literature32 entries · 9% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 52%
English Language and Literature32 entries · 3% A* or A · 100% passed
31%England 47%
Fine Art28 entries · 32% A* or A · 100% passed
82%England 65%
Graphics28 entries · 36% A* or A · 100% passed
89%England 65%
Textiles27 entries · 52% A* or A · 100% passed
82%England 67%
Computer Science25 entries · 4% A* or A · 92% passed
20%England 46%
Media / Film / TV Studies24 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 46%
Film Studies22 entries · 9% A* or A · 96% passed
55%England 57%
Physics19 entries · 16% A* or A · 95% passed
32%England 51%
Religious Studies18 entries · 6% A* or A · 83% passed
22%England 50%
Drama and Theatre Studies13 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
31%England 54%
Government and Politics11 entries · 0% A* or A · 91% passed
27%England 55%
Spanish8 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 59%

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 1,332 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training85%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 78%, compared with 87% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training66%England 72%
Top-third universities7%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship9%England 6%
Higher technical course9%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 67% went on to degree-level study or training and 7% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training85%88%89%
Education50%55%57%
Apprenticeship9%8%9%2%
Work26%25%23%
Not in education, work or training12%8%7%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m13812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate67 per 1,000 people27% lower than the England average
Typical house price£210,000Kirklees
Nearest bus stop150 mHuddersfield New College, 20 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
Salendine Nook High SchoolAcademy130 m1,419Not inspected76Compare
Moorlands Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles627Good 2024Compare
Reinwood Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy0.7 miles305Good 2021Compare
Reinwood Junior SchoolAcademy0.7 miles354Good 2022Compare
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage SchoolFoundation0.9 miles186Report card 20264Compare
Lindley Junior SchoolAcademy0.9 miles495Good 202362Compare
Lindley Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy0.9 miles359Report card 20266Compare
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolChurch of England1.0 miles204Good 202350Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Huddersfield New College a good school?

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

How many pupils does Huddersfield New 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
New Hey Road, Huddersfield, HD3 4GL
Telephone
01484 652341
Website
www.huddnewcoll.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Marcus Smith-Connor
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-19
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Kirklees
Ward
Lindley
Constituency
Colne Valley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130539 · LAESTAB 3828601 · UKPRN 10003188

Where these figures come from