Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
Academy sponsor led in Holmfirth, Kirklees.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 153 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 222 |
| Free school meals | 22.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Address | Wadman Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1SZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.scholesji.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01484682190 |
| URN | 150306 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 March 2022, published 25 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School, URN 107661).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Hepworth Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- New Mill Junior School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- New Mill Infant School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Upperthong Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Netherthong Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.