Hopton Primary School
Woodend Road, Mirfield, WF14 8PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 107665
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924489736
About this school
Hopton Primary School is a community primary school in Mirfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 306 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 84% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 91% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 91% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 91% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Hopton Primary 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 | 69% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hopton Primary School compares
Hopton Primary School ranked 19th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.4% | 15.3% | 306 | — |
| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 68% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 417 | 0.5 miles |
| Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 15.5% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Old Bank Academy | 47% | 6.3% | 64.2% | 114 | 1.1 miles |
| Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School | 57% | 5.9% | 25% | 482 | 1.1 miles |
| Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 77% | 6.3% | 46.3% | 401 | 1.4 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.28%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Mirfield
-
Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mirfield
-
Old Bank Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Mirfield
-
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Mirfield
-
Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Mirfield
Hopton Primary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Mirfield.
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Old Bank Academy Primary
- Castle Hall Academy Secondary
- The Mirfield Free Grammar Secondary
- Hollybank School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Hopton Primary School teach?
- Hopton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mirfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hopton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hopton Primary School is Mr Ben Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hopton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hopton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hopton Primary School?
- Hopton Primary School has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hopton Primary School full?
- Hopton Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 306 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hopton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hopton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hopton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hopton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hopton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hopton Primary School rank locally?
- Hopton Primary School ranked 19th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hopton Primary School's absence rate?
- Hopton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hopton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hopton Primary 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 29 June 2026.