Boothroyd Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Dewsbury, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.85 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Boothroyd Primary Academy is a primary school in Dewsbury, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Boothroyd Primary Academy 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 | 1.85 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 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.85 miles away, the 57th longest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 76 first-choice applications for 81 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (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
- Temple Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 557 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Boothroyd Primary School is a place where pupils are valued as individuals.”
- “Staff help pupils to develop into polite, confident and curious learners.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “However, this is not reflected consistently in outcomes across all subject areas.”
- “The improving quality of the school’s curriculum is not reflected in the 2023 outcomes.”
- “However, on occasions, the activities that pupils are set are not as effective as in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (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) | 41% | 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: 76 first-preference applications, 81 offers in total, 76 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 Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy 0.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St John’s CE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westmoor Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Diamond Wood Community Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published