Holme Junior and Infant School
Community primary school in Holmfirth (Kirklees).
Location
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Holme Junior & Infant School, Meal Hill Road, Holme, Holmfirth, HD9 2QQ It is with great pleasure to welcome you to Holme Junior & Infant School on the border of the beautiful Peak District National Park. We are a small school with the biggest classroom in the world! We are proud to be at the heart of a community that is passionate about educating young people.
Holme strives to provide the best opportunities to support the development of every child from four to eleven and promotes learning for everyone for life. We believe in forming strong partnerships with our community and providing an excellent service to enable every family and young person with the greatest opportunity to improve their life chances.
We welcome your cooperation in providing your child with every advantage for development within school and value parental support. Positive relationships are the key to success.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Computing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Lego
- Music
- Rounders
- Stem
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 107659
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Piggott | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Judith Candy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma King | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Bethany Sharma | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Alex Beaumont | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Fiona Sugden | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Maura Gallagher | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Beever | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Damien Bond | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Helen Hawcroft | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nicola Holgate | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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