Meltham Moor Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Holmfirth, Kirklees·HD9 5LH
Composite score
74.8
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#1,165
National rank
#117
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#5
In Kirklees
Top 8%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
90%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
22 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
74
any preference, for 23 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9520221.0020230.9120241.0020250.962026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Meltham Moor Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
194
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,435
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Meltham Moor Primary School is a primary school serving Holmfirth, Kirklees, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 194 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Meltham Moor Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 33.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Meltham Moor Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 22 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 19.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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