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. 52 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.
Huddersfield in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 55 schools in Huddersfield first 1,889 times for 1,889 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Kirklees authority's 126 schools. 12 of the 55 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.24 miles (Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School) to 1.75 miles (Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Huddersfield first 1,666 times for 1,686 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Kirklees authority's 24 schools. 4 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2024 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Netherhall Learning Campus High School, to 1.80 miles.
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
55 schools. 12 received more first preferences than they had places.
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.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salendine Nook High School | 1.25 | 263 | not published |
| All Saints Catholic College | 1.24 | 174 | not published |
| King James's School | 1.07 | 206 | not published |
| Moor End Academy | 1.03 | 206 | not published |
| Colne Valley High School | 0.89 | 218 | not published |
| Newsome Academy | 0.87 | 136 | not published |
| Royds Hall, A Share Academy | 0.83 | 168 | not published |
| Netherhall Learning Campus High School | 0.76 | 140 | 2895.9 m (≈1.80 mi) |
| North Huddersfield Trust School | 0.75 | 175 | not 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.