Old Bank Academy
Academy sponsor led in Mirfield, WF14 0HW, taking ages 3 to 11, 114 on roll.
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In 2024/25, the furthest child offered a place lived 2.72 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Kirklees school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 2.72 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25.
Old Bank Academy: 2.72 miles, 2024/25 Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School: 1.09 miles, 2024/25, published by Kirklees
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Old Bank 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 labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
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 Old Bank Academy and Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School admitted from 1.09 miles in 2024/25, published by Kirklees. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is WF16 at £135,000; the dearest shown, WF15, £162,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Old Bank Academy | From Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF16 | Kirklees | 1.9 mi | 0.9 mi | £135,000 44 sales |
| WF15 | Kirklees | 1.4 mi | 0.8 mi | £162,000 77 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Old Bank Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 3.1 mi 2024/25 | 0.3 mi |
| Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.1 mi 2024/25 | 0.6 mi |
| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.27 mi 2024/25 | 0.8 mi |
| Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.09 mi 2024/25 | 1.0 mi |
| Hopton Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.99 mi 2024/25 | 1.1 mi |
| Diamond Wood Community Academy Both in reach | Primary | 5.58 mi 2024/25 | 1.3 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 | 114 pupils in 219 places (52% full) |
| Trust | IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 30 May 2024 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 47.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 47.0% |
| 2023/24 | 47.0% |
| 2022/23 | 43.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Old Bank Academy
| Girls and boys | 51.8% girls, 48.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 18.4% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 53.5% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Old Bank Academy
Cheapest district inside the 2.72 miles: WF16, median £135,000. Dearest: WF14, £240,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF16 | Kirklees | 1.9 mi | £135,000 44 sales |
| WF15 | Kirklees | 1.4 mi | £162,000 77 sales |
| WF13 | Kirklees | 2.1 mi | £187,500 36 sales |
| WF14 | Kirklees | 0.5 mi | £240,000 85 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.72 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Old Bank Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Taylor Hall Lane, 138 yd away, with 4.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:12, last 22:03.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall Lane | 121 yd | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 202, 205, 261, 263, AL5 |
| Taylor Hall Lane | 138 yd | 4.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 202, 205, 261, 263, AL5 |
| Greenside Co-op | 0.1 mi | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 202, 205, 261, 263, AL5 |
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
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Old Bank Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around WF14: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at WF14 0HW, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Old Bank Academy?
Old Bank 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 2.72 miles away, per Kirklees.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Old Bank Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.72 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 Old Bank 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.
Every Kirklees school's distance
All Kirklees schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
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