Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.91 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 September 2022. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Woodside Green, A Share 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 | 1.91 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
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 1.91 miles, was nearer than in 2025; the middle figure for 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance was 1.65 miles.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 20 first-choice applications for 23 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 38% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kirklees.
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
- Main Avenue, Cowlersley, Huddersfield, HD4 5US
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 September 2022
Strengths
- “Woodside Green is a safe and happy community.”
- “Pupils learn well and enjoy coming to school.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, such as French, the curriculum is very new.”
- “Pupils do not learn as well in these subjects.”
- “Occasionally, the knowledge pupils need to help them develop new skills is not broken down in enough detail.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 October 2022 (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) | 43% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 20 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 Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manor Road Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oak CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beaumont Primary Academy 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published