Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School is a primary school located in Holmfirth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Wadman Road, Holmfirth

School Information

Address: Wadman Road, Holmfirth, HD9 1SZ
Website: www.scholesji.org.uk
Telephone: 01484682190
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tina Thornton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107661

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 222
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -7.1 to -3.3
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School
Wadman Road , Scholes HD9 1SZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hepworth Junior and Infant School
Maingate , Hepworth HD9 1TJ 		3out of 4 1,309 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
Cartworth Road , HD9 2RG 		3out of 4 1,683 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Mill Junior School
Royds Avenue , New Mill HD9 1LJ 		- not rated 1,782 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
New Mill Infant School
Kirkroyds Lane , New Mill HD9 1LS 		- not rated 1,926 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 		3out of 4 2,521 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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