Academy converter · Kirklees

Kirkheaton Primary School

3–11Ages
335Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148293URN

New Road, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, HD5 0HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

53 applications for 25 places · 65th of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 · 21 November 2023Ofsted'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

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kirklees median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

53 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Kirkheaton Primary School (URN 107683), 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	25	53	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2025	41	67	1.6	41	1.00
Sep 2024	33	62	1.9	33	1.00
Sep 2023	44	83	1.9	43	0.98
Sep 2022	44	78	1.8	41	0.93
Sep 2021 *	41	78	1.9	35	0.85
Sep 2020 *	54	109	2.0	50	0.93
Sep 2019 *	54	95	1.8	46	0.85
Sep 2018 *	42	67	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2017 *	47	65	1.4	44	0.94
Sep 2016 *	50	62	1.2	40	0.80
Sep 2015 *	60	72	1.2	56	0.93
Sep 2014 *	58	76	1.3	53	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 72% · Maths 58% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%83rd of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	47%	2%	104	101
2023/24	54%	2%	104	103
2022/23	44%	4%	102	100

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

Kirkheaton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Dalton School
2.0 km · Kirklees

2026

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
2.1 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School
2.1 km · Kirklees

Good2023

1.8applications per place
St Thomas CE Primary School
2.1 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place
Hopton Primary School
2.3 km · Kirklees

2026

3.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CE Academy
2.3 km · Kirklees

2026

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
2.4 km · Kirklees

Good2023

42%met the SATs standard
Hill View Academy
2.6 km · Kirklees

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148293 · 382/2130
Trust: South Pennine Academies
Capacity: 440 pupils · 335 on roll
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2021
Replaced: Kirkheaton Primary School (URN 107683)
Address: New Road, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, HD5 0HR
Local authority: Kirklees

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