Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Holmfirth, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.89 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Holmfirth, Kirklees for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 June 2022. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Meltham CofE (VC) 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 | 2.89 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.89 miles away, the 30th longest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2019, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 saw 49 first-choice applications for 49 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% 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
- Holmfirth Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4DA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 386 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 June 2022
Strengths
- “Meltham is a school that strives equally to develop pupils academically and personally.”
- “All pupils study a curriculum that is rich and rewarding.”
- “There is a strong commitment to the arts.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils do not behave appropriately at break and lunch times.”
- “Some pupils say they do not enjoy these parts of the school day as a result.”
- “There are some inconsistencies in how staff teach phonics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 October 2022 (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) | 59% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 49 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.
- Meltham Moor Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Helme Church of England Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Netherton Infant and Nursery School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Netherthong Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Upperthong Junior and Infant School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published