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School admissions in Holmfirth

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 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.

Reception places, September 2026

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

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Netherthong Primary SchoolHolmfirth1.2730937.98 m (≈0.58 mi) 2026
Holme Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirth1.1765597.51 m (≈3.48 mi) 2026
Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolHolmfirth1.0051760.56 m (≈1.09 mi) 2022
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolHolmfirth1.00491200.38 m (≈0.75 mi) 2024
Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolHolmfirth0.9846not published
Upperthong Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirth0.96281647.49 m (≈1.02 mi) 2023
Meltham Moor Primary SchoolHolmfirth0.9623not published
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant SchoolHolmfirth0.9520not published
New Mill Infant SchoolHolmfirth0.9431not published
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHolmfirth0.9315not published
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirth0.93282168.67 m (≈1.35 mi) 2026
Helme Church of England AcademyHolmfirth0.8816not published
Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirth0.789not published

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.