Schools and Education in Holme Valley

There are 23 schools in Holme Valley (excluding independent schools), including 20 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Holme Valley has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Holme Valley under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Holme Valley Education Profile

The median school in Holme Valley has 15% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 43rd lowest figure in West Yorkshire. This represents about 900 pupils, or approximately 1 in 7 of Holme Valley's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Holme Valley is 19.45 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 25th lowest ratio in West Yorkshire, and the 278th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK.

Primaries

20

20% Outstanding • 45% Good

Secondaries

2

0% Outstanding • 50% Good

Primary Schools in Holme Valley

Most of Holme Valley's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 9 schools or 45% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 20% and 15% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 40% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Holme Valley's primary schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Birdsedge First School 4–10 yrs 90
Good
Very low
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
High
Church of England
Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School 4–10 yrs 33
Outstanding
Very low
Church of England
Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 100
Good
Very high
Low
Hepworth Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 112
Good
Very high
Good
Hillside Primary School 3–11 yrs 367
Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 112
Good
Very low
High
Holme Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 42
Good
Very low
Very low
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 226
Good
High
High
Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School 4–11 yrs 470
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Church of England
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Meltham Moor Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
High
Netherthong Primary School 4–11 yrs 218
Outstanding
Low
Very high
New Mill Infant School 4–7 yrs 176
Very low
New Mill Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Newsome Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School 4–11 yrs 222
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School 4–10 yrs 72
Outstanding
Good
Church of England
Upperthong Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Low
Very high

Holme Valley Secondary Schools

Most of Holme Valley's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very low - about 50% and 0% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 50% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Holme Valley's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Holmfirth High School 11–16 yrs 1,330
Good
High
Low
Honley High School 11–16 yrs 1,323
Very low
Last updated: 01 Aug 2023