Skelmanthorpe Academy
Academy converter in Huddersfield, HD8 9DZ, taking ages 3 to 10, 124 on roll.
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In 2024/25, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.65 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
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The circle is 0.65 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25.
Skelmanthorpe Academy: 0.65 miles, 2024/25 Kaye's Academy: 10.36 miles, 2024/25, published by Kirklees
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Skelmanthorpe Academy 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.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2024/25, from Kirklees. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Kirklees, published admission distances, 2024/25
Where Skelmanthorpe Academy and Kaye's Academy are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Kaye's Academy admitted from 10.36 miles in 2024/25, published by Kirklees. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.65 and 10.36 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Skelmanthorpe Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidan's Church of England Academy Both in reach | Primary | 4.25 mi 2024/25 | 0.3 mi |
| Denby Dale First and Nursery School Both in reach | Primary | 10.55 mi 2024/25 | 0.9 mi |
| Scissett Church of England Academy Both in reach | Primary | 3.74 mi 2024/25 | 0.9 mi |
| Kaye's Academy Both in reach | Primary | 10.36 mi 2024/25 | 1.5 mi |
| Emley First School Both in reach | Primary | 5.43 mi 2024/25 | 1.7 mi |
| Shelley First School Both in reach | Primary | 2.62 mi 2024/25 | 2.2 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 124 pupils in 180 places (69% full) |
| Trust | LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 19 June 2025. Ungraded inspection, June 2025: standards maintained |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Skelmanthorpe Academy
| Girls and boys | 47.6% girls, 52.4% boys |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 10.5% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Skelmanthorpe Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Queen Street, 0.1 mi away, with 3.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:50, last 23:19.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Street | 0.1 mi | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | D1, X1 |
| Queen Street | 0.1 mi | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | D1, X1, 418 |
| New Lane | 0.1 mi | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | D1, X1 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Skelmanthorpe Academy?
Skelmanthorpe 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 0.65 miles away, per Kirklees.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Skelmanthorpe Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.65 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 Skelmanthorpe Academy 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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