Nields Academy, Huddersfield
Nields Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Huddersfield, part of Great Heights Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 38 schools in Huddersfield with published results, and 2,822nd of 14,452 across England. It was 72% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Nields Academy in detail
Nields Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Nields Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Nields Academy
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Nields Academy as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Nields Academy are Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 73% maths); Wilberlee Junior and Infant School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Linthwaite Clough Primary School (1.2 miles); and Clough Head Junior and Infant School (1.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 100% maths).
Nields Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolWilberlee Junior and Infant SchoolLinthwaite Clough Primary SchoolClough Head Junior and Infant School
The trust
Nields Academy is one of 9 schools run by Great Heights Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 17 pupils (11%) received SEN support and 3 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite Rail Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lingards Road, 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 39 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Nields Academy issued 17 suspensions, 11.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
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
Nields Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Nields Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 107646), it was rated Inadequate in November 2023.
At a Glance
25.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
23.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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17 Jul 2026
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29 Apr 2026
Nields Community Garden Supported by Local Residents and Businesses
10 Feb 2026
Nields celebrates significant improvement in pupil outcomes
2 Sep 2025
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26 Jun 2024
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Nields Academy.
- Slaithwaite After School Club490m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Nields 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Nields Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Nields 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
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
3 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
72%
Available places
151 pupils
210 places
59 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
17
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
12.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
155
Total Pupils
76
Boys
79
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,290
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,861
Per pupil
£1002k
Total funding
£64k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
12.4%
Persistent absence
145
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
Nields Academy
Questions parents ask about Nields Academy
What are SATs results like at Nields Academy?
Of the pupils at Nields Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Nields Academy's Ofsted rating?
Nields Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Nields Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 107646), it was rated Inadequate in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for Nields Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Nields 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 Nields Academy?
Nields Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Nields Academy?
Classes at Nields Academy average 21.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Nields Academy?
Nields Academy has around 155 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Nields Academy?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Nields Academy in 2024/25. 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Nields Academy?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Nields 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.
Does Nields Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Nields Academy: Slaithwaite After School Club (490m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Nields Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 3 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 Nields Academy?
Nields Academy is at Nields Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)