Nields Academy
Academy sponsor led in Huddersfield, HD7 5HT, taking ages 3 to 11, 155 on roll.
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In 2024/25, the furthest child offered a place lived 8.93 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 8.93 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25.
Nields Academy: 8.93 miles, 2024/25 Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School: 0.24 miles, 2024/25, published by Kirklees
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Nields 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 Nields Academy and Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School admitted from 0.24 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 8.93 and 0.24 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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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Kirklees, 103 of 288 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (35.8%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Nields Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 0.24 mi 2024/25 | 0.4 mi |
| Wilberlee Junior and Infant School | Primary | No limit 2024/25 | 0.9 mi |
| Clough Head Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.48 mi 2024/25 | 1.4 mi |
| Wellhouse Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.16 mi 2024/25 | 1.5 mi |
| Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 0.57 mi 2024/25 | 1.6 mi |
| Helme Church of England Academy Both in reach | Primary | 2.3 mi 2024/25 | 1.8 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 | 155 pupils in 210 places (74% full) |
| Trust | GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Inadequate, inspected 05 February 2024 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 77.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77.0% |
| 2023/24 | not published |
| 2022/23 | not published |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Nields Academy
| Girls and boys | 51.0% girls, 49.0% boys |
| English as an additional language | 3.2% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 25.8% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Nields Academy
Cheapest district inside the 8.93 miles: HX5, median £108,000. Dearest: HD9, £295,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX5 | Calderdale | 5.0 mi | £108,000 82 sales |
| HD6 | Calderdale | 7.0 mi | £141,996 82 sales |
| HD4 | Kirklees | 3.6 mi | £172,500 97 sales |
| HD5 | Kirklees | 6.0 mi | £179,950 126 sales |
| HX6 | Calderdale | 5.6 mi | £183,000 85 sales |
| HD2 | Kirklees | 5.6 mi | £190,000 145 sales |
| HX4 | Calderdale | 4.0 mi | £205,000 84 sales |
| HD7 | Kirklees | 0.4 mi | £209,000 101 sales |
| HD1 | Kirklees | 4.4 mi | £210,000 21 sales |
| HD3 | Kirklees | 3.2 mi | £225,000 136 sales |
| OL3 | Oldham | 6.9 mi | £287,850 81 sales |
| HD9 | Kirklees | 4.5 mi | £295,000 63 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 8.93 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 Nields Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Lingards Road, 138 yd away, with 3.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:14, last 22:53.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingards Road | 138 yd | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 383, 184 |
| Nields Road | 174 yd | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 383, 184 |
| Nields Road | 0.1 mi | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 383, 184 |
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 Nields Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around HD7: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at HD7 5HT, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Nields Academy?
Nields 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 8.93 miles away, per Kirklees.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Nields Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 8.93 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 Nields 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
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