How many pupils attend Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School?

Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School has 57 pupils on roll.

How do I apply to Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School?

Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School 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.

Does Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School have a religious character?

Yes — Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School?

When Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in public care 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. Priority Admission Area with sibling — Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule); 3. Priority Admission Area — Children who live in the school’s PAA, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 12 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If we cannot agree to requests for admission in the priorities below the first without exceeding the PAN, we will give priority up to the PAN to children living nearest the school. Distance is measured in a straight line from a child’s home address to the school using six-figure National Grid co-ordinates from the National Land and Property Gazetteer, accurate to within 1 metre. Children in priority 1 may be admitted above the PAN.

What is the largest ethnic background at Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 82.5% of pupils at Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School 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 2022-23 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School, year by year →

How places are decided at Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in public care 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
2Priority Admission Area with sibling — Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule)
3Priority Admission Area — Children who live in the school’s PAA
4Outside the Priority Admission Area with sibling — Children who live outside the school’s PAA who have a brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule)
5Outside the Priority Admission Area — Children who live outside the school’s PAA

If two applications tie: If we cannot agree to requests for admission in the priorities below the first without exceeding the PAN, we will give priority up to the PAN to children living nearest the school. Distance is measured in a straight line from a child’s home address to the school using six-figure National Grid co-ordinates from the National Land and Property Gazetteer, accurate to within 1 metre. Children in priority 1 may be admitted above the PAN.

Kirklees Council is the admission authority for its community and voluntary controlled schools and sets these criteria for all of them. Every community and voluntary controlled school has a Priority Admission Area (PAA) — what other councils call a catchment area; a small number of schools share one. Academies, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools set their own criteria.

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.