Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School: 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, 16 families put Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 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 28 in 2021 to 16 in 2026, while places went from 29 to 23.
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 | 23 | 16 | 54 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 21 | 62 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 28 | 63 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 23 | 20 | 63 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 29 | 83 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 29 | 28 | 73 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | 25 | 66 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 26 | 73 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 36 | 68 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 30 | 27 | 54 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 21 | 49 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 30 | 31 | 47 | 1.0 | 1 |
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.