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Birkby Junior School

Primary

Kirklees · Huddersfield · HD1 6HE

Pupils
586
cap. 600
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
586
Pupils · 2024/25
79%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
586
Pupils · 2024/25
79%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birkby Junior School · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
63%
+3pp
63%58%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
6%4%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
586
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
79%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Mead Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, HD1 6HE
Local authority
Kirklees
Website
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%6%74%24%73%7%77%27%87%68%104.0105.0103.018%586
2023/2460%5%67%25%71%7%73%26%72%52%103.0104.0101.018%584
2022/2352%1%65%15%61%1%67%18%70%56%103.0102.0100.0-1.40-1.60-0.1019%574
2018/1957%6%60%25%76%12%77%21%78%65%102.0104.0103.0-0.60+0.30+0.6016%549
2017/1861%4%67%14%73%14%73%19%73%65%102.0103.0103.0-3.00-1.00-1.1014%524
2016/1743%1%47%11%68%4%74%12%76%62%99.0102.0102.0-3.70-2.60-0.2011%509

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2558621.518%79%39%5%12%
2023/2458421.318%83%36%6%17%
2022/2357419.619%82%38%7%24%
2021/2256620.317%83%38%7%24%
2020/2157520.315%84%38%
2018/1954919.316%82%40%5%11%
2017/1852419.214%80%38%4%10%
2016/1750919.211%77%39%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.