Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in Holmfirth (Kirklees).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Click on the tabs at the top of the website to find relevant information. If you require paper copies of any of the information Here you will find please contact the office. Paper copies will be provided free of charge. Our school was built in the early 1900's and is known locally as "Nabb School" or just "Nabb"! Do you know about Fenella our tiger? Here's the story!
The Overend family from Holmfirth were circus entertainers and toured South Africa in 1939. Whilst on this tour they were offered two newly born tiger cubs to rear and although one of them soon died, they managed to raise the other one who they called Fenella.
At the start of World War II, they brought her back with them to live in Holmfirth, in a house just up the road from our school. Fenella lived with the family who took her on long walks around Holmfirth apparently there are still signs of her claw marks on the doors in the house!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 107655
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Tracy Clark | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amy Louise Creamer Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Easton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Rob Savin | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Bray | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Isabell Dawson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Alison Ellor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Professor Jill Johnes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stacy Worsley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Julian Rose | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mrs Amy Creamer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record