Schools in Kirklees

149 schools with published admissions figures

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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

• Offered their first choice 93.8%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.9% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.3%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• 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

• Offered their first choice 89.2%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.7% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 97.8%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• 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

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.

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