New Mill Junior School
Royds Avenue, New Mill, Holmfirth, HD9 1LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Evelyne Barrow
- Sponsor
- Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 147799
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484955820
About this school
New Mill Junior School is a primary academy in Holmfirth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 132 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 53 | 50 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 64% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 16% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 68% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 New Mill Junior 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 | 64% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Mill Junior School compares
New Mill Junior School ranked 84th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 4.2% | 23.3% | 132 | — |
| New Mill Infant School | — | 5.9% | 20.3% | 88 | 0.2 miles |
| Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School | 59% | 5.1% | 21.7% | 153 | 1.0 miles |
| Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School | 58% | 4% | 16% | 191 | 1.2 miles |
| Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School | — | 3.2% | 1.6% | 57 | 1.2 miles |
| Netherthong Primary School | 84% | 3.8% | 9.6% | 213 | 1.2 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)
- 23.31%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Mill Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
-
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
-
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
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Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School1.2 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Netherthong Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
Other schools in Holmfirth
New Mill Junior School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary 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 year groups does New Mill Junior School teach?
- New Mill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Holmfirth.
- Who is the headteacher of New Mill Junior School?
- The headteacher of New Mill Junior School is Mrs Evelyne Barrow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Mill Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Mill Junior 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 New Mill Junior School?
- New Mill Junior School has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is New Mill Junior School full?
- New Mill Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 132 on roll (55%), 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 New Mill Junior School a faith school?
- No. New Mill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Mill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Mill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs New Mill Junior School?
- New Mill Junior School is part of LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have New Mill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Mill Junior School rank locally?
- New Mill Junior School ranked 84th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Mill Junior School's absence rate?
- New Mill Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Mill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Mill Junior 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 2 July 2026.