Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant SchoolUpperthong Junior and Infant School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School and Upperthong Junior and Infant School are primary schools in Holmfirth.

  • Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Upperthong Junior and Infant School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Upperthong Junior and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School was judged Good and Upperthong Junior and Infant School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School and 71.0% for Upperthong Junior and Infant School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School (44.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Upperthong Junior and Infant School (77.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School versus Upperthong Junior and Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HolmfirthHinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirthUpperthong Junior and Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking73rd of 132 in Kirklees 33rd of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll63 202
Capacity112 218
LocationHolmfirth, HD9 2PF Holmfirth, HD9 2LE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census63 202
Free school meals (ever 6)11.1% 7.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.5%
SEN support14.3% 8.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.6% 4.9% 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.

Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School

Upperthong Junior and Infant School

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