Schools in Kirklees
149 schools with published admissions figures
The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.
How the 2026 round went in Kirklees
Primary
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Offered their first choice
93.8%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.9% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
99.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
4,554
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 93.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 3.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.9%.
The council's primary schools between them had 5,437 places for 4,554 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Secondary
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Offered their first choice
89.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.7% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
97.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
4,787
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 89.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 3.5 points higher than in 2016, when it was 85.7%.
The council's secondary schools between them had 4,930 places for 4,787 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.
If a family is refused a place
In 2026, families in Kirklees lodged 512 appeals about a school place.
378 of them were heard by a panel and 120 succeeded, which is about 32 in every 100 heard.
The other 134 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.
This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.
Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.
All Through
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batley Grammar School
Batley |
0.97 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
Elsewhere
- Most sought-after schools in Kirklees by first preferences per place
- Schools in BD19 (8)
- Schools in BD4 (14)
- Schools in HD1 (5)
- Schools in HD2 (8)
- Schools in HD3 (7)
- Schools in HD4 (11)
- Schools in HD5 (9)
- Schools in HD7 (11)
- Schools in HD8 (15)
- Schools in HD9 (15)
- Schools in WF12 (10)
- Schools in WF13 (10)
- Schools in WF14 (7)
- Schools in WF15 (7)
- Schools in WF16 (4)
- Schools in WF17 (19)
- Schools in WF4 (17)
- What data we hold