Nields Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.83 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nields Academy is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Nields 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 | 0.83 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
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.83 miles, 25th shortest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.65 miles.
- That 2026 figure was the shortest of the 8 years with a published distance, though the distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2024 to 2025.
- Reception 2026 drew 19 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Nields Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5HT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 155 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 19 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.
- Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Helme Church of England Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Meltham Moor Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published