Kirkheaton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.83 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kirkheaton Primary School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Kirkheaton Primary 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 | 1.83 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
- The last Reception offer in 2026 went to a child living 1.83 miles away, the 59th longest of the 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 1.83 miles for Reception 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2019; the middle figure across those 131 schools was 1.65 miles.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked 2nd lowest 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
- New Road, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, HD5 0HR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 335 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 45.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Kirkheaton Primary School are happy to come to school because they enjoy their learning.”
- “Adults show pupils how to treat each other with respect.”
- “This inspires pupils to do the same.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not defined the important knowledge that pupils need to learn clearly enough.”
- “At times, the tasks pupils complete do not match the intended learning precisely.”
- “However, some aspects of pupils’ PSHE knowledge, such as knowledge of the fundamental British values, are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 January 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) | 47% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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.
- Dalton School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas CE Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hopton Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CE Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School 1.5 mi Good
- Hill View Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published