Scholes Village Primary School
Old Popplewell Lane, Scholes, Cleckheaton, BD19 6DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Martin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 107674
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274679541
About this school
Scholes Village Primary School is a community primary school in Cleckheaton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Scholes Village Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 87% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 83% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Village 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 | 57% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scholes Village Primary School compares
Scholes Village Primary School ranked 83rd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.1% | 25.5% | 217 | — |
| Shirley Manor Primary School | 33% | 7.3% | 59.1% | 168 | 0.6 miles |
| Worthinghead Primary School | 45% | 4.7% | 22.1% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School | 83% | 3.3% | 13.2% | 183 | 0.9 miles |
| Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 419 | 1.1 miles |
| Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy | 41% | 5.6% | 26.5% | 321 | 1.3 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)
- 25.5%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 11.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shirley Manor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Worthinghead Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
Other schools in Cleckheaton
Scholes Village Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Cleckheaton.
Common questions
- What ages does Scholes Village Primary School teach?
- Scholes Village Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleckheaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Scholes Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Scholes Village Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Scholes Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scholes Village 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 many pupils are at Scholes Village Primary School?
- Scholes Village Primary School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Scholes Village Primary School full?
- Scholes Village Primary School has capacity for 243 pupils and 217 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Scholes Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Scholes Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scholes Village Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scholes Village Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Scholes Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scholes Village Primary School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Scholes Village Primary School ranked 83rd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scholes Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Scholes Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scholes Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scholes Village 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.