New Mill Junior School
Primary school in Holmfirth, Kirklees. Outstanding (Jun 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 18 June 2024, report published 18 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2028
The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesNew Mill Infant School
Outstanding (Feb 2024)
- 1.0 milesScholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
Requires improvement (Mar 2022)
- 1.2 milesHolmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
School remains Good (Jun 2022)
- 1.2 milesThurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
- 1.2 milesNetherthong Primary School
Good (Nov 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.