Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.58 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2021. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant 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 | 0.58 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 Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.58 miles away, the 12th shortest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2019, though it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result: 72%, the 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kirklees that have results.
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
- Church Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5TA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school because they are valued as individuals.”
- “Pupils' high attendance reflects their enthusiasm for school.”
- “They are keen to learn and enjoy the many opportunities on offer.”
To improve
- “However, staff interactions with children vary in quality.”
- “This means that some children benefit from purposeful dialogue, while others do not receive the support that they need to develop important knowledge and skills, including vocabulary.”
- “However, there is some variability in the quality of work pupils present across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (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) | 72% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manor Road Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oak CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Helme Church of England Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published