New Mill Junior School

New Mill Junior School has achieved an outstanding rating in all aspects of its inspection, reflecting its high quality of education, exceptional behavior and attitudes, strong personal development, and effective leadership and management. The school, part of the Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, fosters a warm and nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The curriculum is well-structured and prepares students effectively for their future education, promoting a love for learning and reading among the pupils.

Strengths

• Exceptional provision for pupils with SEND
• Highly effective communication between staff
• Memorable enrichment activities enhance the curriculum
• Pupils demonstrate outstanding behavior and respect
• Strong focus on personal development and well-being

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 Junior School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% 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, 3.8% of pupils at New Mill Junior 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 Junior School had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.7% 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, 20.5% of pupils at New Mill Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Junior School received £8,445 and spent £9,026 for each of its 133 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £32,000 (-£242 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 Junior School is part of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is New Mill Junior School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was New Mill Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Mill Junior School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does New Mill Junior School have?

New Mill Junior School has 132 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Mill Junior School cover?

New Mill Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are New Mill Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Mill Junior School?

New Mill Junior School is at Royds Avenue, New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1LJ.