Kaye's Academy
Academy converter in Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ, taking ages 3 to 10, 163 on roll.
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In 2024/25, the furthest child offered a place lived 10.36 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 10.36 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25.
Kaye's Academy: 10.36 miles, 2024/25 Denby Dale First and Nursery School: 10.55 miles, 2024/25, published by Kirklees
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Kaye's 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 Kaye's Academy and Denby Dale First and Nursery School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Denby Dale First and Nursery School admitted from 10.55 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 WF1 at £120,100; the dearest shown, HD5, £179,950. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Kaye's Academy | From Denby Dale First and Nursery School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF1 | Wakefield | 8.1 mi | 9.9 mi | £120,100 42 sales |
| WF16 | Kirklees | 8.4 mi | 9.1 mi | £135,000 44 sales |
| S70 | Barnsley | 6.7 mi | 7.7 mi | £140,000 103 sales |
| WF17 | Kirklees | 8.7 mi | 9.7 mi | £140,000 83 sales |
| HD6 | Calderdale | 10.3 mi | 10.1 mi | £141,996 82 sales |
| S74 | Barnsley | 9.5 mi | 10.2 mi | £155,000 76 sales |
| WF90 | Wakefield | 7.4 mi | 9.3 mi | £165,000 52 sales |
| WF15 | Kirklees | 8.7 mi | 9.2 mi | £165,000 75 sales |
| HD4 | Kirklees | 8.0 mi | 6.8 mi | £172,500 97 sales |
| WF12 | Kirklees | 6.2 mi | 7.3 mi | £174,000 69 sales |
| S71 | Barnsley | 6.5 mi | 8.0 mi | £175,000 70 sales |
| HD5 | Kirklees | 6.7 mi | 6.1 mi | £179,950 126 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. Only the cheapest 12 are listed.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Kaye's Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scissett Church of England Academy Both in reach | Primary | 3.74 mi 2024/25 | 0.6 mi |
| Skelmanthorpe Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.65 mi 2024/25 | 1.5 mi |
| Emley First School Both in reach | Primary | 5.43 mi 2024/25 | 1.7 mi |
| St Aidan's Church of England Academy Both in reach | Primary | 4.25 mi 2024/25 | 1.7 mi |
| Denby Dale First and Nursery School Both in reach | Primary | 10.55 mi 2024/25 | 1.9 mi |
| Flockton CofE (C) First School Both in reach | Primary | 0.39 mi 2024/25 | 2.8 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 | 163 pupils in 186 places (88% full) |
| Trust | LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, March 2026: 1 area strong or exceptional, 6 at the expected standard |
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Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Kaye's Academy
| Girls and boys | 46.0% girls, 54.0% boys |
| English as an additional language | 1.8% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 11.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Kaye's Academy
Cheapest district inside the 10.36 miles: S70, median £140,000. Dearest: HD8, £318,500.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| S70 | Barnsley | 6.7 mi | £140,000 103 sales |
| WF12 | Kirklees | 6.2 mi | £174,000 69 sales |
| S71 | Barnsley | 6.5 mi | £175,000 70 sales |
| HD5 | Kirklees | 6.7 mi | £179,950 126 sales |
| WF13 | Kirklees | 7.0 mi | £187,500 36 sales |
| WF2 | Wakefield | 6.8 mi | £199,000 68 sales |
| WF5 | Wakefield | 6.2 mi | £218,000 49 sales |
| S75 | Barnsley | 4.2 mi | £230,000 106 sales |
| WF4 | Wakefield | 5.2 mi | £240,000 129 sales |
| WF14 | Kirklees | 6.9 mi | £240,000 85 sales |
| S36 | Barnsley | 6.1 mi | £275,000 11 sales |
| HD8 | Kirklees | 2.6 mi | £318,500 8 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 10.36 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 Kaye's Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Clayton West War Memorial, 86 yd away, with 3.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:13, last 22:55.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton West War Memorial | 86 yd | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | D1, X1 |
| Clayton West War Memorial | 100 yd | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | D1, X1, 418 |
| Bilham Road | 104 yd | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | X1, 418 |
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 Kaye's Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around HD8: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at HD8 9LZ, 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 Kaye's Academy?
Kaye's 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 10.36 miles away, per Kirklees.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Kaye's Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 10.36 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 Kaye's 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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