St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Kirklees council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 38 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (79%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• J's Out of School Club, after-school club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 24 November 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

204 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Leeds (ce)

Phone

01484644444

Address

Fieldhead, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4QQ

Website

stjohnsji.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports