How close do I need to live to get into Hepworth Junior and Infant School?

1.325027651086781 miles was enough in 2024/25, which makes it the best evidence available rather than a promise about next year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications.

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Hepworth Junior and Infant School

Q: What is the catchment area for Hepworth Junior and Infant School?

It does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, when it is oversubscribed it offers places outward from the school until they run out. The furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 1.325027651086781 miles away, according to Kirklees.

Academy converter in Holmfirth, HD9 1TJ, taking ages 4 to 11.

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1.325027651086781 mi Admitted from, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Hepworth Junior and Infant School lived 1.325027651086781 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 1.325027651086781 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Hepworth Junior and Infant School 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. 1.325027651086781 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious character	No religious character
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
Trust	LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority	Kirklees

Department for Education register (GIAS).

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Hepworth Junior and Infant School?

Hepworth Junior and Infant 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 1.325027651086781 miles away, per Kirklees.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Hepworth Junior and Infant School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.325027651086781 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 Hepworth Junior and Infant 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.

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