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Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy

Primary · Huddersfield · HD3 4HA

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At a glance

332 pupils · 74% of 450 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
44.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
39.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.lucklaneprimary.org.uk
URN
150536

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 29 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 29 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

57 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school63%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Kirklees average61.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Harris Primary Academy Coleraine ParkLondon · 159 miles awayOutstanding74%
Derwent Primary SchoolDerby · 52 miles awayUrgent improvement29%
Thornhill Primary SchoolRotherham · 23 miles awayGood63%
Drayton Park SchoolMilton Keynes · 123 miles awayNo current grade60%
Lift NewingtonHull · 59 miles awayOutstanding71%
St Mary and St Michael Primary SchoolLondon · 165 miles awayGood76%
Castercliff Primary SchoolNelson · 20 miles awayGood57%
Haseltine Primary SchoolLondon · 170 miles awayGood65%
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior SchoolPRESTON · 36 miles awayNeeds attention49%
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfield · under 1 mile awayGood (2019)52%
Woodfield Primary SchoolDoncaster · 29 miles awayGood63%
St John's Church SchoolPeterborough · 99 miles awayGood85%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 37% (Kirklees 52%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 23% (Kirklees 21%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 9% (Kirklees 3%, England 2%) · Black African 8% (Kirklees 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 8% (Kirklees 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Kirklees 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Kirklees 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Kirklees 6%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Kirklees 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Kirklees 3%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.78 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kirklees: 3.44 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

61% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% moved to another state school · 22% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 20.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,676; 18.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,394
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £398,000; in-year balance +£207,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier55.4%62.3%
Social housing11.6%17.1%
Privately rented32.3%20.5%
Detached houses7.2%22.9%
Flats4.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van35.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011237 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£149,000406 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£110,000–£200,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (37)£300,000
Semi-detached (96)£192,500
Terraced (242)£132,000
Flat (31)£88,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
10an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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