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Scholes Village Primary School

Community school · Cleckheaton · BD19 6DN

Ages 3–11 · 217 pupils · Kirklees

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-11-20

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
183

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

217 pupils · 243 places

Pupils on roll
217
Boys / girls
109 / 108
School capacity
243
Capacity fill
217 / 243 (89%)
Free school meals
25.1%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Martin

Location

Address
Old Popplewell Lane, Scholes
Postcode
BD19 6DN
Town
Cleckheaton
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 3–11, in Cleckheaton, Kirklees, 217 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 25.1%.

Open schools in Cleckheaton
7
Primary schools in Cleckheaton
6
Academies among open schools in Cleckheaton
29% (2)
Open schools in BD19
8
Primary in BD19
6
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 CleckheatonNear BD19

  • Shirley Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD12 8SA · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM56.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Worthinghead Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD12 9EL · Bradford

    Ages 5–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM23.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cleckheaton · BD19 3AE · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM29.2%
    • Demand0.80

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Martin
Telephone
01274679541
Website
http://scholespri.kgfl.dbprimary.com

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