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Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School

Community school · Holmfirth · HD9 1SZ

Ages 4–11 · 187 pupils · Kirklees

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
172

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

19

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
42
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill84%

187 pupils · 222 places

Pupils on roll
187
Boys / girls
92 / 95
School capacity
222
Capacity fill
187 / 222 (84%)
Free school meals
21.4%
FSM pupils
40
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Hancox

Location

Address
Wadman Road, Scholes
Postcode
HD9 1SZ
Town
Holmfirth
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Holmfirth, Kirklees, 187 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.4%.

Open schools in Holmfirth
17
Primary schools in Holmfirth
15
Academies among open schools in Holmfirth
41% (7)
Open schools in HD9
17
Primary in HD9
15
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Primary in Kirklees LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HolmfirthNear HD9

  • New Mill Junior School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Holmfirth · HD9 1LJ · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM25.8%

    1.0 miles away

  • New Mill Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Holmfirth · HD9 1LS · Kirklees

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Upperthong Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Holmfirth · HD9 2LE · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence2.8%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand0.76

    1.6 miles away

  • Netherthong Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Holmfirth · HD9 3EB · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand1.57

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Hancox

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