How many pupils attend Newsome Junior Academy?

Newsome Junior Academy has 215 pupils on roll.

What ages does Newsome Junior Academy take?

Newsome Junior Academy admits pupils aged 7 to 11.

Where is Newsome Junior Academy located?

Newsome Junior Academy is located in Huddersfield, HD4 6JN, Kirklees.

How do I apply to Newsome Junior Academy?

Newsome Junior Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Newsome Junior Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Newsome Junior Academy for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 3 places decided at Newsome Junior Academy?

When Newsome Junior Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — children in public care (looked after children) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be as a result of being adopted;; 2. PAA siblings — children who live in the school's Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending either school from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);; 3. Listed infant school attendees — children who attend a listed infant school (with priority for the linked junior school), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's permanent home address to the school. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Newsome Junior Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60% of pupils at Newsome Junior Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Newsome Junior Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 3), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Newsome Junior Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Newsome Junior Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — children in public care (looked after children) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be as a result of being adopted;
2PAA siblings — children who live in the school's Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending either school from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);
3Listed infant school attendees — children who attend a listed infant school (with priority for the linked junior school)
4PAA residents — children who live in the school's PAA;
5Out of PAA siblings — children who live outside the school's PAA who have a brother or sister attending either school from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);
6Out of PAA residents — children who live outside the school's PAA.

If two applications tie: Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's permanent home address to the school. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

Criterion 3 refers to 'a listed infant school' but no specific feeder schools are named in the document. The waiting list closes on 31 December 2025.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Newsome Junior Academy: key facts

How many pupils attend Newsome Junior Academy?: Newsome Junior Academy has 215 pupils on roll.
What ages does Newsome Junior Academy take?: Newsome Junior Academy admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is Newsome Junior Academy located?: Newsome Junior Academy is located in Huddersfield, HD4 6JN, Kirklees.
How do I apply to Newsome Junior Academy?: Newsome Junior Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Newsome Junior Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Newsome Junior Academy for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 3 places decided at Newsome Junior Academy?: When Newsome Junior Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — children in public care (looked after children) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be as a result of being adopted;; 2. PAA siblings — children who live in the school's Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending either school from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);; 3. Listed infant school attendees — children who attend a listed infant school (with priority for the linked junior school), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's permanent home address to the school. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Newsome Junior Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60% of pupils at Newsome Junior Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 3), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Newsome Junior Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Newsome Junior Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — children in public care (looked after children) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be as a result of being adopted;
2PAA siblings — children who live in the school's Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending either school from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);
3Listed infant school attendees — children who attend a listed infant school (with priority for the linked junior school)
4PAA residents — children who live in the school's PAA;
5Out of PAA siblings — children who live outside the school's PAA who have a brother or sister attending either school from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);
6Out of PAA residents — children who live outside the school's PAA.

Criterion 3 refers to 'a listed infant school' but no specific feeder schools are named in the document. The waiting list closes on 31 December 2025.

Newsome Junior Academy: key facts

How many pupils attend Newsome Junior Academy?: Newsome Junior Academy has 215 pupils on roll.
What ages does Newsome Junior Academy take?: Newsome Junior Academy admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is Newsome Junior Academy located?: Newsome Junior Academy is located in Huddersfield, HD4 6JN, Kirklees.
How do I apply to Newsome Junior Academy?: Newsome Junior Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Newsome Junior Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Newsome Junior Academy for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 3 places decided at Newsome Junior Academy?: When Newsome Junior Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — children in public care (looked after children) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be as a result of being adopted;; 2. PAA siblings — children who live in the school's Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending either school from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);; 3. Listed infant school attendees — children who attend a listed infant school (with priority for the linked junior school), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's permanent home address to the school. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Newsome Junior Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60% of pupils at Newsome Junior Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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