School profile

New Mill Infant School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Holmfirth, HD9 1LS

Outstanding

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New Mill Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 6 Feb 2024

Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages4 to 7
Pupils88
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Evelyne Barrow
TrustLEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityKirklees
Opened01 Oct 2019
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 147517.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils88
Girls44
Boys44
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.21.6%
First language not English1.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.51.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.12
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size29.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
86.4%
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
White and Asian
3.4%
Other Asian
2.3%
African
2.3%
Other mixed
1.1%
Indian
1.1%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.2
Teachers (FTE)4.88
Teaching assistants (FTE)4.67
Support staff (FTE)6.81
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.31
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.64
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.29
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.29
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Overall absence4.2%, better than England, better than Kirklees5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.11.1%, better than England, better than Kirklees13.3%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Kirklees1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near New Mill Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryNew Mill Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.4 miSecondaryHolmfirth High SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
1.1 miPrimaryNetherthong Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryScholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.1 miPrimaryHolmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryBrockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Outstanding
1.2 miPrimaryThurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.6 miPrimaryUpperthong Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryHepworth Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about New Mill Infant School

What is New Mill Infant School's Ofsted rating?

New Mill Infant School is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, last inspected on 6 Feb 2024.

How hard is it to get into New Mill Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, New Mill Infant School made 31 offers from 64 applications (2.1 per offer), and 29 of 29 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend New Mill Infant School?

New Mill Infant School has 88 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of New Mill Infant School?

New Mill Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at New Mill Infant School?

At New Mill Infant School, the average class had 29.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at New Mill Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at New Mill Infant School missed 4.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.