Schools in Holmfirth
Holmfirth has 17 schools — 15 primaries and 2 secondaries — in the Kirklees Metropolitan Council area. Four of the 17 hold 'Outstanding' Ofsted judgments, and 4 have a faith character. Six operate as academies. The area has a notably high proportion of outstanding primaries relative to its size, reflecting strong community engagement and stable pupil cohorts in the Colne Valley.
The two secondary schools are Holmfirth High School and Honley High School, both of which draw from a wide rural catchment across the upper Holme Valley. Kirklees operates a preference-based admissions scheme; families may express multiple preferences with Kirklees acting as the co-ordinating body. The valley geography means transport links strongly influence school choice — families in higher hamlets such as Holme and Hade Edge may qualify for home-to-school transport assistance. Secondary preference forms should be submitted by October for March offer day.
School demand in Holmfirth
Across the 17 schools in Holmfirth with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 85%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Holmfirth have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Holmfirth are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kirklees, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Holmfirth have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Holmfirth: 3 oversubscribed (15)
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Holmfirth · HD9 2RG
Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Holmfirth · HD9 2DF
Hepworth Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Holmfirth · HD9 1TJ
Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Holmfirth · HD9 2PF
Holme Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Holmfirth · HD9 2QQ
Netherthong Primary School
Primary · Community school
Holmfirth · HD9 3EB
Upperthong Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Holmfirth · HD9 2LE
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Holmfirth · HD9 7EB
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Holmfirth · HD9 4DA
Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Holmfirth · HD9 6BT
Helme Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Holmfirth · HD9 5RW
Meltham Moor Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Holmfirth · HD9 5LH
New Mill Infant School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Holmfirth · HD9 1LS
New Mill Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Holmfirth · HD9 1LJ
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Holmfirth · HD9 1SZ
Secondary Schools in Holmfirth (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Holmfirth are set by Kirklees and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.