Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
Holmfirth Road, Holmfirth, HD9 4DA
386 pupils · 92% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 22 June 2022, published 6 October 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 49 | 49 | 93 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 34 | 90 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 64 | 113 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 53 | 93 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 61 | 98 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 60 | 106 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 52 | 110 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 62 | 106 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Meltham Moor Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Helme Church of England Academy 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Netherton Infant and Nursery School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Netherthong Primary School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School 3.8 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.