Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 8 families put Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 42 in 2021 to 8 in 2026, while places went from 53 to 10.
Across Kirklees, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Kirklees lodged 268 appeals against primary school offers; 179 reached a hearing and 46 succeeded (25.7% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 32 | 72 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 28 | 83 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 52 | 37 | 103 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 37 | 33 | 97 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 53 | 42 | 96 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 31 | 30 | 84 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 57 | 49 | 120 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 58 | 127 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 53 | 42 | 106 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 57 | 41 | 104 | 0.7 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.