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School admissions in Batley

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 16 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Batley in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 17 schools in Batley first 539 times for 562 places: 0.96 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Kirklees authority's 126 schools. 2 of the 17 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.96 miles (Warwick Road Primary School) to 1.49 miles (Lydgate Junior and Infant School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Batley first 445 times for 493 places: 0.90 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Kirklees authority's 24 schools. 0 of the 3 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

17 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley1.5030994.69 m (≈0.62 mi) 2019
Batley Grammar SchoolBatley1.1927not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyBatley1.0014not published
Warwick Road Primary SchoolBatley1.00471546.04 m (≈0.96 mi) 2026
St Mary's Catholic Primary AcademyBatley0.9734not published
Carlinghow AcademyBatley0.9731not published
Birstall Primary AcademyBatley0.9730not published
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years SchoolBatley0.9628not published
Fieldhead Primary AcademyBatley0.9627not published
Lydgate Junior and Infant SchoolBatley0.96452394.36 m (≈1.49 mi) 2026
Batley Parish CofE Primary AcademyBatley0.9327not published
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley0.91231499.29 m (≈0.93 mi) 2025
Mill Lane Primary SchoolBatley0.91221049.24 m (≈0.65 mi) 2025
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley0.8953not published
Manorfield Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley0.8450not published
Purlwell Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley0.7957not published
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolBatley0.7617772.16 m (≈0.48 mi) 2023

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

3 schools. 0 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Batley Grammar SchoolBatley0.97137
Upper Batley High SchoolBatley0.93144
Batley Girls' High SchoolBatley0.84212

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.