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School admissions in Huddersfield

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

53 schools. 12 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary AcademyHuddersfield1.5030not published
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield1.37301430.43 m (≈0.89 mi) 2025
Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield1.3523388.19 m (≈0.24 mi) 2026
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield1.2730not published
Fixby Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield1.20441521.19 m (≈0.95 mi) 2025
Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield1.1730not published
Moorlands Primary SchoolHuddersfield1.16901970 m (≈1.22 mi) 2025
Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First SchoolHuddersfield1.10102814.83 m (≈1.75 mi) 2026
Clough Head Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield1.08121559.62 m (≈0.97 mi) 2026
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield1.08121822.9 m (≈1.13 mi) 2026
Scissett Church of England AcademyHuddersfield1.0730not published
Lindley Church of England Infant SchoolHuddersfield1.02120not published
Berry Brow Infant and Nursery AcademyHuddersfield1.0023not published
Birdsedge First SchoolHuddersfield1.0013not published
Cumberworth CofE First SchoolHuddersfield1.0010not published
Dalton SchoolHuddersfield1.00551062.53 m (≈0.66 mi) 2019
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First SchoolHuddersfield1.0010not published
Highburton CofE First AcademyHuddersfield1.0021711.21 m (≈0.44 mi) 2021
Hill View AcademyHuddersfield1.0022not published
Hillside Primary SchoolHuddersfield1.0032not published
Kaye's AcademyHuddersfield1.0019975.43 m (≈0.61 mi) 2021
Kirkheaton Primary SchoolHuddersfield1.0025not published
Lepton CofE Primary AcademyHuddersfield1.00242638.87 m (≈1.64 mi) 2019
Lowerhouses CofE Primary SchoolHuddersfield1.0013825.79 m (≈0.51 mi) 2023
Luck Lane, A Share Primary AcademyHuddersfield1.0029not published
Moldgreen Community Primary SchoolHuddersfield1.00531604.88 m (≈1.00 mi) 2020
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield1.0043not published
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield1.00463212.69 m (≈2.00 mi) 2023
Shelley First SchoolHuddersfield1.0026not published
Skelmanthorpe AcademyHuddersfield1.0019not published
St Aidan's Church of England AcademyHuddersfield1.0019not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyHuddersfield1.0020not published
Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolHuddersfield0.9983not published
Beaumont Primary AcademyHuddersfield0.9885not published
Shepley First SchoolHuddersfield0.97291761.54 m (≈1.09 mi) 2024
Marsden Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield0.9627not published
Denby Dale First and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield0.9519not published
Linthwaite Clough Primary SchoolHuddersfield0.9418not published
Netherton Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield0.9454not published
Birkby Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield0.941121068.71 m (≈0.66 mi) 2024
Emley First SchoolHuddersfield0.92253474.78 m (≈2.16 mi) 2020
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage SchoolHuddersfield0.9122not published
Nields AcademyHuddersfield0.9021not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyHuddersfield0.9052not published
Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First SchoolHuddersfield0.90101505.95 m (≈0.94 mi) 2021
St Thomas CE Primary SchoolHuddersfield0.8938not published
Woodside Green, A Share Primary AcademyHuddersfield0.8723not published
Brambles Primary AcademyHuddersfield0.8745not published
Reinwood Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield0.87822056.04 m (≈1.28 mi) 2025
Ashbrow SchoolHuddersfield0.7934not published
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield0.7836not published
Christ Church CE AcademyHuddersfield0.7730not published
Wellhouse Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield0.7171882.03 m (≈1.17 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

9 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Salendine Nook High SchoolHuddersfield1.25263not published
All Saints Catholic CollegeHuddersfield1.24174not published
King James's SchoolHuddersfield1.07206not published
Moor End AcademyHuddersfield1.03206not published
Colne Valley High SchoolHuddersfield0.89218not published
Newsome AcademyHuddersfield0.87136not published
Royds Hall, A Share AcademyHuddersfield0.83168not published
Netherhall Learning Campus High SchoolHuddersfield0.761402895.9 m (≈1.80 mi) 2024
North Huddersfield Trust SchoolHuddersfield0.75175not 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.