Hepworth Junior and Infant SchoolNew Mill Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Holmfirth.

Summary of the comparison

Hepworth Junior and Infant School and New Mill Junior School are primary schools in Holmfirth.

  • Hepworth Junior and Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and New Mill Junior School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hepworth Junior and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hepworth Junior and Infant School was judged Good and New Mill Junior School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 92.0% for Hepworth Junior and Infant School and 49.0% for New Mill Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hepworth Junior and Infant School (82.0% in 2022-23, 92.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at New Mill Junior School (64.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hepworth Junior and Infant School versus New Mill Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HolmfirthHepworth Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirthNew Mill Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking11th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure34th of 132 in Kirklees
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll113 133
Capacity112 240
LocationHolmfirth, HD9 1TJ Holmfirth, HD9 1LJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard92.0% Stronger figure49.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census113 133
Free school meals (ever 6)8.0% 23.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 6.8%
SEN support10.6% 18.1%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 5.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.0% 10.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hepworth Junior and Infant School

New Mill Junior School

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