Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School, Holmfirth
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Holmfirth. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 13 schools in Holmfirth with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School in detail
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "These are the pages where you can find all the basic information such as contact details, lists of classes, Governors and our most recent inspection reports. You will find current Headlines, letters and more detailed information in the parents section."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and forest school.
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (75% in reading, 75% in maths).
Getting a place at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School as their first choice and 93 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School are Meltham Moor Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 100% reading, 90% maths); Helme Church of England Academy (1 mile, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths); South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School (2.2 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths); and Netherton Infant and Nursery School (2.3 miles, Good).
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Meltham Moor Primary SchoolHelme Church of England AcademySouth Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolNetherton Infant and Nursery School
Who goes there
11.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holmfirth Rd Derwent Rd (opposite), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 46 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School issued 28 suspensions, 6.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from March 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
11.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 66% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
26.2
Infant (KS1)
28.6
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School.
- Legacy Sport Holiday Club600m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Meltham Pre-school Playgroup C.I.C. - Pre-school, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 22 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Jellies Nursery & Preschool Meltham - Day nursery, 0.4 miles
- Meltham Community Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.4 milesOfsted, 5 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Piglets Day Care - Day nursery, 1.8 milesOfsted, 12 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Netherton Pre School - Day nursery, 2.1 milesOfsted, 9 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Kirklees. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Tuesday 25 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Meltham CofE (VC) Primary 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
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
2 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
Will you get a place at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 49 first choices for 49 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
401 pupils
420 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Honley & Meltham Primary planning area (Kirklees) will have 234 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
50
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
16.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
386
Total Pupils
166
Boys
220
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
18.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,382
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,025
Per pupil
£2199k
Total funding
£56k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
6.9%
Persistent absence
347
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
What are SATs results like at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
Of the pupils at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in March 2012, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
Classes at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School has around 386 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School in 2024/25. 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School: Legacy Sport Holiday Club (600m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School's term dates?
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Kirklees. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Tuesday 25 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 2 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 Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School?
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School is at Holmfirth Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 4DA.
Sources: Kirklees term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)