School organisation and planning
Information, advice and guidance on the provision of school places. The service is responsible for ensuring there are sufficient school places available, and that these are appropriate for the ages of the children requiring such provision.
Interim school place planning document 2025-28.
School place planning documents 2024-27
- Primary School Index: School name and planning area
- Appendix A: Primary Contents
- Planning Area 1: Batley
- Planning Area 2 : Batley & Birstall
- Planning Area 3 : Batley East
- Planning Area 4 : Birkenshaw & Gomersal
- Planning Area 5 : Cleckheaton
- Planning Area 6 : Colne Valley
- Planning Area 7 : Dewsbury East
- Planning Area 8 : Dewsbury South
- Planning Area 9 : Dewsbury West
- Planning Area 10 : Golcar
- Planning Area 11 : Heckmondwike
- Planning Area 12 : Holme Valley
- Planning Area 13 : Honley & Meltham
- Planning Area 14 : Huddersfield North
- Planning Area 15 : Huddersfield North West
- Planning Area 16 : Huddersfield South East
- Planning Area 17 : Huddersfield South West
- Planning Area 18 : Kirkheaton, Lepton & Grange Moor
- Planning Area 19 : Liversedge
- Planning Area 20 : Mirfield
- Planning Area 21 : Newsome
- Planning Area 22 : Shelley
- Planning Area 23 : Skelmanthorpe & Denby Dale
- Appendix B: Secondary Contents
- Secondary School Index: School name and planning area
- Appendix B: Secondary Planning Areas
- Planning Area 24 : Batley, Birkenshaw, Birstall & Gomersal
- Planning Area 25 : Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike, Liversedge & Mirfield
- Planning Area 26 : Colne Valley
- Planning Area 27 : Denby Dale, Kirkburton & Shelley
- Planning Area 28 : Dewsbury
- Planning Area 29 : Holme Valley, Honley & Meltham
- Planning Area 30 : Huddersfield North & West
- Planning Area 31 : Huddersfield South & East and Kirkheaton
- Planning Area 32 : Huddersfield South West
Historic school place planning documents
Current school reorganisation proposals
SEND provision at New Mill Infant School and New Mill Junior School
The Learning Accord MAT consultation has now closed.
We are pleased to be working in partnership with Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust who between 28 March 2025 and 25 April 2025 consulted on proposals to establish Additionally Resourced Provisions at New Mill Infant School and New Mill Junior School.
An outcomes report on the feedback received from the consultation has now been published and can be read found under the ARP consultation documents section on the Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust website. Further updates about the project on will be shared on this page as they arise.
Previous school reorganisation proposals
Proposal to expand the number of special school places at Woodley School and College
On 12 March 2024 Kirklees Council Cabinet approved a statutory proposal to increase the places available at Woodley School and College to 194 pupil places gradually over time, using satellite provision, ahead of and leading up to the new school rebuild.
For more information please see the cabinet decision details.
Contact School Organisation and Planning
- Email school.organisation@kirklees.gov.uk
- Phone 01484 225014