Hepworth Junior and Infant School, Holmfirth
Data last updated 31 May 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping pupils become strong readers and confident learners. Teachers provide excellent guidance to help children improve their work, and the school has successfully boosted pupils' writing and maths skills. Pupils behave well, enjoy coming to school, and are well prepared for secondary education.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve above average results, particularly in reading and English
- Most teaching is good with some outstanding lessons; teachers give excellent feedback for improvement
- Teaching assistants provide high quality support with strong training
- Pupils behave well, feel safe, and have positive attitudes to learning
- Leaders use data effectively to track progress and ensure pupils do not fall behind
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching; some lessons still need improvement
- Teachers do not check on all groups of pupils often enough during lessons
- Limited opportunities for pupils to use maths skills in other subjects
- Most able pupils not always challenged enough to reach highest levels in English and maths
- School improvement plans lack clear measures of success
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils feel safe in school and behaviour is good with positive relationships throughout the school community.
Extracurricular Activities
French lessons, school council, play equipment activities
Hepworth Junior and Infant School is a good school where pupils make good progress and achieve above average standards by the end of Year 6. The large majority of teaching is good or outstanding, with teachers providing excellent feedback to help pupils improve their work.
At a Glance
8.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 88% to 100%. Maths has improved from 88% to 92%. Writing has improved from 88% to 100%.
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
113 pupils
112 capacity
1 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Holmfirth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Holmfirth
Admissions Demand - Kirklees
Places available
5,606
Applications
4,584
Got 1st preference
93.6%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Kirklees (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.35406%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
100
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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