Hepworth Junior and Infant School, Holmfirth
Hepworth Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Holmfirth, part of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hepworth Junior and Infant School in detail
Results
Hepworth Junior and Infant School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107657), 100% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Hepworth Junior and Infant School
Across Kirklees, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Kirklees lodged 196 appeals against primary school offers; 125 reached a hearing and 25 succeeded (20% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hepworth Junior and Infant School are Hepworth Junior and Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 100% reading, 92% maths); Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School (0.7 miles, 72% reading, 66% maths); Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, 58% reading, 50% maths); and New Mill Junior School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 62% reading, 68% maths).
Hepworth Junior and Infant SchoolScholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant SchoolHade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolNew Mill Junior School
The trust
Hepworth Junior and Infant School is one of 19 schools run by Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stocksmoor Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hepworth Junior and Infant School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 18 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hepworth Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Hepworth Junior and Infant School (URN 107657), it was rated Good in May 2013. See Hepworth Junior and Infant School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Hepworth Junior and Infant School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107657). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 88% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 88% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 88% to 100% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hepworth Junior and Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hepworth Junior and Infant School.
- Hepworth Pre-School and Out of School Club370m away · Ofsted: Good
Term dates
Hepworth Junior and Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Kirklees's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hepworth Junior and Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hepworth Junior and Infant School is in Kirklees; for families living there:
- Kirklees's school travel policy: School transport
- How to apply: Apply for school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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- How many families in Kirklees got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Hepworth Junior and Infant School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107657). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 1.4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 19 | 52 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 21 | 58 | 1.3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Holmfirth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Holmfirth
Across Kirklees council
Places available
5,437
Applications
4,554
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Kirklees council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Hepworth Junior and Infant School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107657). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.4%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
100
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Hepworth Junior and Infant School
Are there exam results for Hepworth Junior and Infant School?
Hepworth Junior and Infant School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107657), 100% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Hepworth Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Hepworth Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Hepworth Junior and Infant School (URN 107657), it was rated Good in May 2013.
What is the catchment area for Hepworth Junior and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Hepworth Junior and Infant School is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Hepworth Junior and Infant School?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Hepworth Junior and Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Hepworth Junior and Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Hepworth Junior and Infant School: Hepworth Pre-School and Out of School Club (370m away, rated Good by Ofsted). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hepworth Junior and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hepworth Junior and Infant School?
Hepworth Junior and Infant School is at Maingate, Hepworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1TJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)