St Aidan's Church of England Academy
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Academy converter in Huddersfield, HD8 9DQ, taking ages 4 to 10, 137 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at St Aidan's Church of England Academy lived 4.249574359675395 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 4.249574359675395 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 137 pupils in 180 places (76% full) |
| Trust | LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Aidan's Church of England Academy
| Girls and boys | 49.6% girls, 50.4% boys |
| English as an additional language | 0.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 5.8% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St Aidan's Church of England Academy
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 4.249574359675395 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is HD8 at £318,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD8 | Kirklees | 1.2 mi | £318,500 8 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 St Aidan's Church of England Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around HD8: 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 St Aidan's Church of England Academy?
St Aidan's Church of England Academy 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 4.249574359675395 miles away, per Kirklees.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Aidan's Church of England Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 4.249574359675395 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 St Aidan's Church of England Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Kirklees school's distance
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How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
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.