Overview of Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Kirklees
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 5% | 87% | 43% | 85% | 7% | 89% | 46% | 97% | 85% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 462 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 5% | 83% | 33% | 83% | 5% | 82% | 35% | 88% | 92% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 455 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 6% | 74% | 27% | 82% | 8% | 82% | 27% | 89% | 84% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | +0.60 | +1.40 | +2.10 | 15% | 454 |
| 2018/19 | 63% | 17% | 70% | 35% | 87% | 18% | 85% | 32% | 90% | 92% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | -1.90 | -1.30 | -0.20 | 8% | 468 |
| 2017/18 | 72% | 7% | 83% | 24% | 84% | 12% | 88% | 28% | 91% | 84% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | -2.30 | -2.60 | -0.80 | 8% | 466 |
| 2016/17 | 54% | 12% | 63% | 25% | 78% | 14% | 76% | 31% | 76% | 80% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | -1.70 | -1.20 | +0.40 | 9% | 476 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 462 | 24.6 | 15% | 0% | 8% | 4% | 5% |
| 2023/24 | 455 | 27.0 | 16% | 0% | 9% | 4% | 6% |
| 2022/23 | 454 | 23.3 | 15% | 0% | 9% | 4% | 7% |
| 2021/22 | 456 | 22.7 | 11% | 0% | 9% | 5% | 10% |
| 2020/21 | 470 | 23.7 | 6% | 1% | 8% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 468 | 24.7 | 8% | 1% | 9% | 4% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | 466 | 23.4 | 8% | 1% | 10% | 4% | 7% |
| 2016/17 | 476 | 24.4 | 9% | 1% | 11% | 4% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.