Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Batley, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.21 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Batley, Kirklees for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Purlwell Infant and Nursery 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 | 1.21 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 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.21 miles, 45th shortest of the 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published last distance, and nearer the school than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 saw 45 first-choice applications for 57 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 9th lowest of 123 Kirklees primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.1% 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
- Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 7PE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 45 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.
- Hyrstmount Junior School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Warwick Road Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carlton Junior and Infant School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published