Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School

School overview

Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School is a primary school serving Holmfirth, Kirklees, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 91 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 25% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 5 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 0.70 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 16.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.