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New Mill Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Royds Avenue, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 1LJ · newmillschools.org.uk · 01484 955820
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 49%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 132
- 55% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 25.8%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Kirklees it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼49% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107676)
Ofsted
New Mill Junior School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107676), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107676)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107676)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 49
- 32% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (22%) with SEND