Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

KirkleesVoluntary controlled school

Brockholes Lane, Brockholes, Holmfirth, HD9 7EB

Headteacher: Mrs Helen SutcliffeSchool website ↗Pupils: 211 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected December 2023
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected December 2023
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 December 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
77.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 94%·Writing 77%·Maths 97%All three 77%
Reading
Expected94%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected97%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
29of 31 (93.5%)
How many applied in total?
90

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
101 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 77% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1636.0%0.0%-0.4-1.8-3.9
2016/1753.0%7.0%+0.5+2.3-0.9
2017/1871.0%16.0%+0.6+2.5+0.5
2018/1974.0%6.0%+0.1+3.3+1.0
2022/2368.0%10.0%+1.4+3.6+1.9
2023/2474.0%6.0%---
2024/2577.0%13.0%---