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Kaye's Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kirklees

Holmfield, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ

Website 01484222918

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

6.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

163

Capacity used

Has space

88%

186 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

19 of 19 families who put it first got an offer

21

Places offered

36

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1919● 100%
2nd preference112● 18%
3rd preference60● 0%
Total362158%

1st preference success by year

100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–10
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jeanette Dearnley
Address
Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ
Phone
01484222918
Local authority
Kirklees
Ward / constituency
Denby Dale · Ossett and Denby Dale
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
149046

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals12%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support16%——
54% boys (88)46% girls (75)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

163 pupils · 186 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    17 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 131 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
22/23
8%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.