Hepworth Junior and Infant SchoolScholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hepworth Junior and Infant School and Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School are primary schools in Holmfirth.

  • Hepworth Junior and Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hepworth Junior and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hepworth Junior and Infant School was judged Good and Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School was judged Requires improvement.

  • 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 59.0% for Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant 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).

Side-by-side comparison

Hepworth Junior and Infant School versus Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HolmfirthHepworth Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirthScholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking11th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure97th of 132 in Kirklees
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll113 184
Capacity112 222
LocationHolmfirth, HD9 1TJ Holmfirth, HD9 1SZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard92.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census113 184
Free school meals (ever 6)8.0% 21.7%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.1%
SEN support10.6% 19.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.0% Stronger figure11.1% 15.8%

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

Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School

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