Primary school

Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kirklees
  • HD9 1SZ
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Mar 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,605 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 38%38%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 53%2022/23: top 92%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 64%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM59% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%4/10 Below−16.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%3/10 Below+9.3 pts
Reading score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1055/10 Middle
Maths score102 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.52/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−47.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 67% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 68% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 67% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 38% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 64% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 59% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%68%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 3% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 3% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 4% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%4%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 103 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 109 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 105 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 105 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 106 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 101 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 108 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 102 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd120
3rd70

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2023Ungraded visitas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Behaviour and attitudes

4 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026153
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.7%
First language not English1.1%
SEN support19.0%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils11.1%

Girls 51.6%Boys 48.4%

68.9% full · 222 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 5.1
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 7.7 FTE · Whole workforce 16.2 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,685
Spend per pupil£5,940
Staff spend per pupil£4,783
Reserve per pupil£185
  • +£34,000revenue reserve
  • +£137,000in-year balance

Grants £6,418 · self-generated £266 · premises £217 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £1,114,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it