Kirklees school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (24)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
All Saints Catholic College	174	424	216	164	2.4 per offer
Batley Girls' High School	212	310	178	178	1.5 per offer
Batley Grammar School	137	481	133	112	3.5 per offer
BBG Academy	204	572	264	198	2.8 per offer
Castle Hall Academy	170	478	204	166	2.8 per offer
Colne Valley High School	218	354	194	194	1.6 per offer
Heckmondwike Grammar School	207	580	355	204	2.8 per offer
Holmfirth High School	261	465	256	256	1.8 per offer
Honley High School	243	671	238	234	2.8 per offer
King James's School	206	367	220	206	1.8 per offer
Manor Croft Academy	203	431	225	195	2.1 per offer
Moor End Academy	206	382	212	201	1.9 per offer
Netherhall Learning Campus High School	140	221	106	106	1.6 per offer
Newsome Academy	136	359	118	118	2.6 per offer
North Huddersfield Trust School	175	236	131	131	1.3 per offer
Royds Hall, A Share Academy	168	468	140	134	2.8 per offer
Salendine Nook High School	263	724	329	249	2.8 per offer
Spen Valley High School	179	527	167	159	2.9 per offer
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy	166	286	117	117	1.7 per offer
The Mirfield Free Grammar	218	629	197	178	2.9 per offer
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy	172	232	164	161	1.3 per offer
Upper Batley High School	144	262	134	121	1.8 per offer
Westborough High School	175	320	132	132	1.8 per offer
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy	249	558	255	230	2.2 per offer

Primary schools (127)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School	22	49	22	22	2.2 per offer
Ashbrow School	34	95	27	27	2.8 per offer
Batley Grammar School	27	73	32	26	2.7 per offer
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy	27	63	25	25	2.3 per offer
Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School	57	127	51	51	2.2 per offer
Beaumont Primary Academy	85	159	83	83	1.9 per offer
Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy	23	57	23	23	2.5 per offer
Birdsedge First School	13	29	13	13	2.2 per offer
Birkby Infant and Nursery School	112	205	105	105	1.8 per offer
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	60	137	70	60	2.3 per offer
Birstall Primary Academy	30	105	29	29	3.5 per offer
Boothroyd Primary Academy	81	142	76	76	1.8 per offer
Brambles Primary Academy	45	130	39	39	2.9 per offer
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School	28	85	26	25	3.0 per offer
Carlinghow Academy	31	62	30	29	2.0 per offer
Carlton Junior and Infant School	30	146	73	29	4.9 per offer
Christ Church CE Academy	30	46	23	23	1.5 per offer
Clough Head Junior and Infant School	12	51	13	12	4.3 per offer
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor	17	28	15	15	1.6 per offer
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School	58	148	43	43	2.6 per offer
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School	22	58	20	20	2.6 per offer
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School	59	164	73	58	2.8 per offer
Cumberworth CofE First School	10	43	10	10	4.3 per offer
Dalton School	55	117	55	55	2.1 per offer
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School	10	25	10	10	2.5 per offer
Denby Dale First and Nursery School	19	44	18	18	2.3 per offer
Diamond Wood Community Academy	89	103	89	89	1.2 per offer
Earlsheaton Infant School	27	63	24	24	2.3 per offer
East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	26	84	19	19	3.2 per offer
Eastborough Academy	25	39	23	23	1.6 per offer
Emley First School	25	60	23	23	2.4 per offer
Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School	10	31	11	10	3.1 per offer
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School	30	130	45	28	4.3 per offer
Fieldhead Primary Academy	27	37	26	25	1.4 per offer
Fixby Junior and Infant School	44	123	53	43	2.8 per offer
Flockton CofE (C) First School	15	34	17	15	2.3 per offer
Gomersal Primary School	55	133	50	50	2.4 per offer
Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	11	40	9	9	3.6 per offer
Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School	5	13	5	5	2.6 per offer
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School	17	67	13	13	3.9 per offer
Hartshead Junior and Infant School	12	63	16	11	5.3 per offer
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School	36	74	35	35	2.1 per offer
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School	53	125	47	47	2.4 per offer
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy	10	40	8	8	4.0 per offer
Heckmondwike Primary Academy	56	100	54	54	1.8 per offer
Helme Church of England Academy	16	62	14	14	3.9 per offer
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School	14	20	12	12	1.4 per offer
Highburton CofE First Academy	21	42	21	21	2.0 per offer
Hill View Academy	22	38	22	22	1.7 per offer
Hillside Primary School	32	61	32	32	1.9 per offer
Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School	9	23	7	7	2.6 per offer
Holme Junior and Infant School	6	12	7	6	2.0 per offer
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School	15	51	14	14	3.4 per offer
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy	27	73	25	25	2.7 per offer
Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School	46	93	45	45	2.0 per offer
Hopton Primary School	28	102	25	25	3.6 per offer
Howard Park Community School	29	99	41	29	3.4 per offer
Kaye's Academy	19	39	19	19	2.1 per offer
Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School	17	58	17	17	3.4 per offer
Kirkheaton Primary School	25	53	25	25	2.1 per offer
Lepton CofE Primary Academy	24	74	24	24	3.1 per offer
Lindley Church of England Infant School	120	281	122	113	2.3 per offer
Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School	30	61	35	29	2.0 per offer
Linthwaite Clough Primary School	18	56	17	17	3.1 per offer
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School	25	68	25	24	2.7 per offer
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School	13	27	13	13	2.1 per offer
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy	29	75	29	29	2.6 per offer
Lydgate Junior and Infant School	45	62	43	40	1.4 per offer
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School	50	87	42	42	1.7 per offer
Marsden Infant and Nursery School	27	32	26	26	1.2 per offer
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School	49	93	49	49	1.9 per offer
Meltham Moor Primary School	23	74	22	22	3.2 per offer
Mill Lane Primary School	22	57	20	20	2.6 per offer
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy	22	53	20	20	2.4 per offer
Moldgreen Community Primary School	53	109	53	53	2.1 per offer
Moorlands Primary School	90	235	104	89	2.6 per offer
Mount Pleasant Primary School	83	140	82	82	1.7 per offer
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School	43	77	43	43	1.8 per offer
Netherthong Primary School	30	101	38	29	3.4 per offer
Netherton Infant and Nursery School	54	92	51	51	1.7 per offer
New Mill Infant School	31	64	29	29	2.1 per offer
Nields Academy	21	43	19	19	2.0 per offer
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School	60	123	57	54	2.1 per offer
Oak CofE Primary School	32	78	32	32	2.4 per offer
Old Bank Academy	15	43	17	13	2.9 per offer
Orchard Primary Academy	37	60	37	37	1.6 per offer
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy	30	82	45	29	2.7 per offer
Overthorpe CofE Academy	18	46	18	18	2.6 per offer
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School	36	82	28	28	2.3 per offer
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School	23	60	21	21	2.6 per offer
Pentland Infant and Nursery School	30	79	36	30	2.6 per offer
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School	57	130	45	45	2.3 per offer
Reinwood Infant and Nursery School	82	227	71	71	2.8 per offer
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School	46	92	46	46	2.0 per offer
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School	26	62	25	25	2.4 per offer
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School	12	45	13	10	3.8 per offer
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School	20	38	19	19	1.9 per offer
Scholes Village Primary School	23	48	22	22	2.1 per offer
Scissett Church of England Academy	30	63	32	30	2.1 per offer
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School	60	111	58	58	1.9 per offer
Shelley First School	26	65	26	26	2.5 per offer
Shepley First School	29	64	28	28	2.2 per offer
Skelmanthorpe Academy	19	48	19	19	2.5 per offer
Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School	23	70	31	23	3.0 per offer
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School	30	86	41	30	2.9 per offer
St Aidan's Church of England Academy	19	49	19	19	2.6 per offer
St John’s CE Primary School	29	94	31	27	3.2 per offer
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School	30	90	38	30	3.0 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy	30	77	29	27	2.6 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy	20	66	20	20	3.3 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy	34	70	33	33	2.1 per offer
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy	52	98	47	47	1.9 per offer
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy	14	53	14	14	3.8 per offer
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy	37	73	33	33	2.0 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School	28	82	27	27	2.9 per offer
St Thomas CE Primary School	38	61	34	34	1.6 per offer
Thornhill Junior and Infant School	44	59	43	43	1.3 per offer
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School	65	97	61	61	1.5 per offer
Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School	10	25	9	9	2.5 per offer
Upperthong Junior and Infant School	28	60	27	27	2.1 per offer
Warwick Road Primary School	47	125	47	38	2.7 per offer
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School	7	33	5	5	4.7 per offer
Westmoor Primary School	53	121	46	46	2.3 per offer
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School	60	121	57	56	2.0 per offer
Wilberlee Junior and Infant School	12	45	7	7	3.8 per offer
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School	60	108	62	57	1.8 per offer
Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy	23	28	20	20	1.2 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Kirklees secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.