Scholes Village Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Cleckheaton, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.65 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Scholes Village Primary School is a primary school in Cleckheaton, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Scholes Village Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.65 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 1.65 miles, was further than in 2025 and matched the middle figure across 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 22 first-choice applications for 23 Reception 2026 offers; 9 of the 48 applications (19%) came from families living outside Kirklees, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Old Popplewell Lane, Scholes, Cleckheaton, BD19 6DN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Scholes Village Primary School is a calm place in which to learn.”
- “They enjoy learning new things.”
- “The school has high expectations and wants all pupils to do well.”
To improve
- “At times, pupils use limited vocabulary when speaking.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hightown Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Howard Park Community School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Roberttown CofE Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published