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Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Waterside Lane, Holmbridge, Holmfirth HD9 2PF · hinchliffemillschool.org.uk · 01484 689692

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Overview

Ofsted
Concerns
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
51
46% of 112 places
Local authority
Kirklees
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
13.7%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 5 (Places 6)5September 2023: 6 (Places 9)6September 2024: 8 (Places 10)8September 2025: 2 (Places 2)2September 2026: 7 (Places 9)7Places 9
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026970.8100%
September 2025Sept 2025221100%
September 2024Sept 20241080.8100%
September 2023Sept 2023960.7100%
September 2022Sept 2022650.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Kirklees it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 83% (England 64%)83%2018/19: 65% (England 65%)65%2022/23: 44% (England 60%)44%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲65%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●104105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 5 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Concerns
Inspected
5 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jan 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
20
33% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲95% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 15% who had a child bullied

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