New Mill Infant School

New Mill Infant School is performing exceptionally well, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of outstanding across all evaluated areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school's inspiring vision fosters a supportive, inclusive environment where pupils are proud to belong, and they consistently demonstrate exemplary behavior. The wide-ranging curriculum equips pupils with essential skills and knowledge, and staff effectively support all learners, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). As this was the school's first inspection, it indicates a strong foundation from which further progress can continue.

Strengths

• High aspirations and expectations for all pupils.
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils promoting a caring environment.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum designed for comprehensive learning.
• Effective phonics teaching that supports early reading skills.
• Variety of enrichment and extracurricular activities enhancing personal development.

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 New Mill Infant School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% 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 New Mill 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 New Mill Infant School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.0% 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, 13.6% of pupils at New Mill Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% 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 2024–25 New Mill Infant School received £8,024 and spent £8,958 for each of its 79 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £33,000 (-£420 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,872 and spending £6,958 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Holmfirth · Kirklees local authority: places and applications

New Mill Infant School is part of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• New Mill Junior School Holmfirth
• Hepworth Junior and Infant School Holmfirth
• Cumberworth CofE First School Huddersfield
• Helme Church of England Academy Holmfirth
• Lowerhouses CofE Primary School Huddersfield
• St Aidan's Church of England Academy Huddersfield
• Skelmanthorpe Academy Huddersfield
• Scissett Church of England Academy Huddersfield
• Lindley Church of England Infant School Huddersfield
• Kaye's Academy Huddersfield

What is New Mill Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Mill Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was New Mill Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Mill Infant School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does New Mill Infant School have?

New Mill Infant School has 88 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Mill Infant School cover?

New Mill Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is New Mill Infant School?

New Mill Infant School is at Kirkroyds Lane, New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1LS.