New Mill Infant School, Holmfirth
New Mill Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Holmfirth, part of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. It was 46% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
New Mill Infant School in detail
Getting a place at New Mill Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put New Mill Infant School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at New Mill Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to New Mill Infant School are New Mill Junior School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 62% reading, 68% maths); Netherthong Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School (1.1 miles, 72% reading, 66% maths); and Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School (1.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths).
New Mill Junior SchoolNetherthong Primary SchoolScholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant SchoolHolmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
The trust
New Mill 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.
Who goes there
1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (8%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brockholes Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
28 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kirkroyds Lane Royds Ave, 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).
Suspensions and exclusions
New Mill Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its February 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
21.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with New Mill Infant School
Term dates
New Mill 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 New Mill Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. New Mill 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 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
Your chances of a place at New Mill Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
46%
Available places
82 pupils
180 places
98 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
19.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
88
Total Pupils
44
Boys
44
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
17.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,906
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,452
Per pupil
£566k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
17.0%
Persistent absence
53
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
New Mill Infant School
Questions parents ask about New Mill Infant School
What is New Mill Infant School's Ofsted rating?
New Mill Infant School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Inadequate.
What is the catchment area for New Mill Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When New Mill Infant School is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at New Mill Infant School?
New Mill Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 46% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at New Mill Infant School?
Classes at New Mill Infant School average 29.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to New Mill Infant School?
New Mill Infant School has around 88 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at New Mill Infant School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at New Mill Infant School in 2024/25. 17% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to New Mill Infant School?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming New Mill 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.
How many road collisions happen near New Mill Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 New Mill Infant School?
New Mill Infant School is at Kirkroyds Lane, New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1LS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)