Academy sponsor led · Kirklees

Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy

3–11Ages
166Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142574URN

Main Avenue, Cowlersley, Huddersfield, HD4 5US · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.2 below Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

28 applications for 23 places · 105th of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Kirklees median (2.4) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 23 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.5
2020 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.5
2019 2.3; Kirklees median median 2.4
2018 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
2017 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 1 of 11 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Cowlersley Primary School (URN 107695), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	28	1.2	20	0.87
Sep 2025	23	34	1.5	19	0.83
Sep 2024	16	27	1.7	15	0.94
Sep 2023	18	27	1.5	16	0.89
Sep 2022	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2021	15	27	1.8	14	0.93
Sep 2020	17	23	1.4	10	0.59
Sep 2019	13	30	2.3	13	1.00
Sep 2018	15	32	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2017	12	29	2.4	12	1.00
Sep 2016	23	33	1.4	19	0.83
Sep 2015 *	20	31	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2014 *	20	24	1.2	14	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 74% · Maths 65% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%86th of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	0%	102	102
2023/24	42%	0%	101	104
2022/23	40%	0%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Woodside Green, A Share Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School
1.0 km · Kirklees

2026

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School
1.1 km · Kirklees

2026

2.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School
1.4 km · Kirklees

2026

4.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Manor Road Academy
1.4 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2022
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
1.5 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Oak CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Linthwaite Clough Primary School
1.8 km · Kirklees

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.1applications per place
Beaumont Primary Academy
1.8 km · Kirklees

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142574 · 382/2047
Trust: Share Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 330 pupils · 166 on roll
Free school meals: 40.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Cowlersley Primary School (URN 107695)
Address: Main Avenue, Cowlersley, Huddersfield, HD4 5US
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources