Holme Junior and Infant School

Holme Junior and Infant School continues to demonstrate good performance, maintaining high expectations for its pupils and fostering a positive learning environment. Pupils exhibit good behavior, enthusiasm for learning, and strong relationships with peers and staff. The school has made notable improvements in its curriculum and teaching methods, enabling children to build foundational knowledge effectively and achieve important milestones in their learning journey. The school promotes a sense of community and respect among pupils through immersive experiences, such as visits and assemblies that raise awareness about social issues.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit polite and well-mannered behavior towards each other.
• Strong emphasis on foundational knowledge and skills in early years.
• Effective teaching methods aid in reading and language development.
• Positive relationships and a supportive learning environment foster pupil enthusiasm.
• Strong community involvement enhances pupil learning experiences.
• Governors provide effective challenge and support to school leaders.
• High attendance rates despite recent challenges.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clearly defined essential knowledge.
• Transition from early reading to reading fluency needs clearer support.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holme Junior and Infant School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Holme Junior and Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holme Junior and Infant School had 5.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.4% of pupils at Holme Junior and Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holme Junior and Infant School received £14,669 and spent £17,241 for each of its 28 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £181,000 (-£6,481 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holme Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holme Junior and Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Holme Junior and Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holme Junior and Infant School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Holme Junior and Infant School have?

Holme Junior and Infant School has 28 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holme Junior and Infant School cover?

Holme Junior and Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Holme Junior and Infant School?

Holme Junior and Infant School is at Meal Hill Road, Holme, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 2QQ.