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Wilberlee Junior and Infant School

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Community school in Slaithwaite, HD7 5UX, taking ages 4 to 11, 79 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
162.8219642834951 mi Admitted from, 2024/25
94% Full
58.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Wilberlee Junior and Infant School lived 162.8219642834951 miles away, according to Kirklees. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 162.8219642834951 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Wilberlee Junior and Infant School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 162.8219642834951 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 79 pupils in 84 places (94% full)
Local authorityKirklees

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 58.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 58.0%
2023/24 77.0%
2022/23 73.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Wilberlee Junior and Infant School

Girls and boys50.6% girls, 49.4% boys
English as an additional language0.0% of pupils
Free school meals12.7% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Wilberlee Junior and Infant School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 162.8219642834951 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is HX1 at £65,000; the dearest, HD9, £293,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
HX1 Calderdale 6.5 mi £65,000 31 sales
HX5 Calderdale 4.7 mi £107,500 76 sales
HD6 Calderdale 6.9 mi £139,000 86 sales
HD4 Kirklees 4.2 mi £172,500 92 sales
HD5 Kirklees 6.4 mi £175,000 133 sales
HX6 Calderdale 4.9 mi £190,000 78 sales
HD2 Kirklees 5.8 mi £199,496 144 sales
HX4 Calderdale 3.4 mi £200,000 85 sales
HD7 Kirklees 0.9 mi £210,000 98 sales
HD1 Kirklees 4.7 mi £210,000 21 sales
HD3 Kirklees 3.3 mi £229,000 121 sales
HD9 Kirklees 5.3 mi £293,000 58 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Wilberlee Junior and Infant School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around HD7: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Wilberlee Junior and Infant School?

Wilberlee Junior and Infant School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 162.8219642834951 miles away, per Kirklees.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Wilberlee Junior and Infant School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 162.8219642834951 miles was enough in 2024/25. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Wilberlee Junior and Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Kirklees. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.