Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy, Huddersfield
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Huddersfield, part of Share Multi Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 38 schools in Huddersfield with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy in detail
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 75% in maths).
Getting a place at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy are Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 60% maths); Reinwood Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles); Reinwood Junior School (0.5 miles); and Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School (0.6 miles, Good, 54% reading, 61% maths).
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolReinwood Infant and Nursery SchoolReinwood Junior SchoolCrow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School
The trust
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy is one of 9 schools run by Share Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
44.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 38.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Asian (34%) and Mixed (10%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lockwood Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Quarmby Road, 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 268 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy issued 33 suspensions, 8.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy are Royds Hall, A Share Academy (under 0.1 miles); Moor End Academy (1 mile); Salendine Nook High School (1.1 miles); and Newsome Academy (1.7 miles).
Royds Hall, A Share AcademyMoor End AcademySalendine Nook High SchoolNewsome Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
44.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 40% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
27.3
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy
Expression of Interest - Nursery Provision
11 May 2026
Reception 2026
17 Sep 2025
Polite notice - Due to severe allergies in school please do not bring NUTs or NUT based products into our school.
21 May 2025
School is closed today due to the weather - 6.1.2025
6 Jan 2025
Join Our Local Governing Body - Make a Difference in Your Community!
6 Dec 2024
Reception 2025 - Open Sessions
30 Sep 2024
From Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Term dates
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Kirklees's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy is in Kirklees; for families living there:
- Kirklees's school travel policy: School transport
- How to apply: Apply for school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 16 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
371 pupils
420 places
49 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Huddersfield
Across Kirklees council
Places available
5,437
Applications
4,554
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Kirklees council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
17.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
332
Total Pupils
184
Boys
148
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
20.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,676
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,781
Per pupil
£2551k
Total funding
£251k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
13.4%
Persistent absence
365
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is the catchment area for Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
Classes at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy average 27.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy has around 332 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy in 2024/25. 13.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 16 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy?
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy is at Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)