Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School, based in Holmfirth, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 3 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School currently has around 187 pupils on roll, which is about 83% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 45.5% boys and 54.5% girls. Around 15.0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 6.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 15.9%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (87.7%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Cartworth Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2RG
Website: http://holmfirthjinschool.net/
Telephone: 01484687565
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Julian Rose
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107655

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/11/2012

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 226
Number of Pupils: 187
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British87.70%164
White and Black Caribbean2.70%5
Other Mixed2.70%5
Unclassified2.10%4
Other White1.60%3
Other (any other ethnic group)1.60%3
White and Black African1.10%2
White and Asian0.50%1
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (0.8)
Writing: Average (1.8)
Maths: Average (0.1)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
74%
Town average
58%
Local authority average
58%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
21%
Town average
6%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
108.0
Town average
105.1
Local authority average
104.5
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
103.5
Local authority average
103.8
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
Cartworth Road , HD9 2RG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Upperthong Junior and Infant School
Burnlee Road , HD9 2LE
3out of 4 1,176 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School
Wadman Road , Scholes HD9 1SZ
- not rated 1,683 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
Wadman Road , Scholes HD9 1SZ
2out of 4 1,686 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
New Mill Infant School
Kirkroyds Lane , New Mill HD9 1LS
4out of 4 1,949 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holmfirth High School
Heys Road , Thongsbridge HD9 7SE
4out of 4 2,158 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.