Hopton Primary School

School overview

Hopton Primary School is a primary school serving Mirfield, Kirklees, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 321 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Hopton Primary School 'Good'. 73% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 11.0 percentage points compared with the previous 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 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Hopton Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.