Denby Dale First and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–10 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Denby Dale First and Nursery School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 2–10 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Gilthwaites Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–10
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 112 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Denby Dale is a nurturing school where leaders have high expectations of pupils.”
- “Staff have worked diligently to develop the curriculum, and pupils now learn through a wide range of subjects.”
- “Staff motivate pupils and help them to succeed, both academically and personally.”
To improve
- “However, not all subjects are well planned in terms of identifying the key knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn.”
- “However, there are limited opportunities for pupils to debate issues and ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Kirklees published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Skelmanthorpe Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Scissett Church of England Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cumberworth CofE First School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kaye's Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birdsedge First School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Shelley First School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published