Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
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Academy sponsor led in Batley, WF17 7DQ, taking ages 2 to 7, 224 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Manorfield Infant and Nursery School lived 163.85083947456724 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 163.85083947456724 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 | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 224 pupils in 341 places (66% full) |
| Trust | BATLEY 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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
| Girls and boys | 43.8% girls, 56.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 71.9% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 13.4% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 163.85083947456724 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is WF16 at £135,000; the dearest, WF14, £237,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF16 | Kirklees | 0.8 mi | £135,000 43 sales |
| WF17 | Kirklees | 0.8 mi | £137,500 80 sales |
| BD19 | Kirklees | 2.9 mi | £138,500 84 sales |
| BD12 | Bradford | 5.2 mi | £145,000 105 sales |
| WF15 | Kirklees | 2.0 mi | £169,000 71 sales |
| WF3 | Wakefield | 5.3 mi | £169,000 62 sales |
| LS27 | Leeds | 3.4 mi | £179,000 102 sales |
| WF13 | Kirklees | 1.1 mi | £180,000 39 sales |
| WF12 | Kirklees | 2.1 mi | £181,000 70 sales |
| WF5 | Wakefield | 3.6 mi | £225,000 44 sales |
| BD11 | Leeds | 3.2 mi | £233,000 130 sales |
| WF14 | Kirklees | 2.7 mi | £237,000 89 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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around WF17: 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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery School?
Manorfield Infant and Nursery 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 163.85083947456724 miles away, per Kirklees.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Manorfield Infant and Nursery School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 163.85083947456724 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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery 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.
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.