Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School
Wadman Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, HD9 1SZ
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hancox
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 107661
- Local authority
- Kirklees
About this school
Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School was a community primary school in Holmfirth. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 88% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 21.4% | 187 | — |
| Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School | 59% | 5.1% | 21.7% | 153 | 0.0 miles |
| Hepworth Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School | 58% | 4% | 16% | 191 | 1.0 miles |
| New Mill Junior School | 49% | 4.2% | 23.3% | 132 | 1.0 miles |
| New Mill Infant School | — | 5.9% | 20.3% | 88 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.4%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 6.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
-
Hepworth Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
-
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
-
New Mill Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
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New Mill Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
Other schools in Holmfirth
- Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Helme Church of England Academy Primary
- Hepworth Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School Primary
- Holme Junior and Infant School Primary
- Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Meltham Moor Primary School Primary
- Netherthong Primary School Primary
- New Mill Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School teach?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Holmfirth.
- Has Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School had 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.