Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Heckmondwike, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.59 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Heckmondwike Primary Academy is a primary school in Heckmondwike, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Heckmondwike 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 | 0.59 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 0.59 miles from the school, 15th shortest of the 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 54 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 78% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 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
- Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 411 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
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) | 78% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 54 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.
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published