Dalton School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.12 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dalton School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (community school). Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Dalton 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 | 1.12 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
- For Reception 2026 the last place went to a child living 1.12 miles away, the 42nd shortest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2019, having swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2019 to 2020.
- Reception 2026 drew 55 first-choice applications for 55 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Mayfield Avenue, Dalton, Huddersfield, HD5 9HN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 487 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and attend regularly.”
- “They make friends and appreciate the time that they spend together.”
- “Behaviour is positive across the school.”
To improve
- “Although this ensures pupils are ready for their next steps, this is not yet reflected in published results.”
- “Historically, suspension rates have been higher than those found nationally.”
- “Occasionally, children do not fully engage in the activities available to them.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 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) | 52% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 55 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hill View Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Moldgreen Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Lowerhouses CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkheaton Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published