Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
Wadman Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, HD9 1SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Pugh
- Sponsor
- The Mast Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 153
- URN
- 150306
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484682190
About this school
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School is a primary academy in Holmfirth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 153 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School (URN 107661).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School compares
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School ranked 64th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.1% | 21.7% | 153 | — |
| 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 |
| Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 25% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 88 | 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)
- 21.74%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
New Mill Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
-
Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Holmfirth
Other schools in Holmfirth
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School ranks 7th 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 Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School teach?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Holmfirth.
- Who is the headteacher of Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School?
- The headteacher of Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School is Mrs Lisa Pugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant 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 Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School has 153 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School full?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School has capacity for 222 pupils and 153 on roll (69%), 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 (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School a faith school?
- No. Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School is part of THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School rank locally?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School ranked 64th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% 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 (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School's absence rate?
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant 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 (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant 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 10 July 2026.