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Birstall Primary Academy

Primary

Kirklees · Batley · WF17 9EE https://www.birstallprimaryacademy.co.uk/

Pupils
185
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birstall Primary Academy · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+6pp
71%64%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
5%
-5pp
10%8%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
185
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Chapel Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9EE
Local authority
Kirklees
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
2024/2565%5%75%30%70%5%80%25%80%80%103.0105.0105.015%185
2023/2459%10%66%38%79%10%86%38%83%72%105.0106.0105.014%190
2022/2369%10%76%34%79%17%93%24%83%79%105.0107.0107.0-0.40+1.30+2.6019%188
2018/1971%7%79%25%79%14%86%21%75%89%104.0105.0107.0+0.60-0.40+0.9017%191
2017/1856%8%68%20%68%8%60%24%76%72%104.0103.0106.0-0.20-1.90-0.5016%197
2016/1748%11%63%30%67%11%74%19%74%85%103.0104.0106.0-2.00-2.50-0.8016%197

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
2024/2518519.515%8%32%4%12%
2023/2419018.314%8%34%5%11%
2022/2318819.419%7%31%5%15%
2021/2220021.320%6%30%6%16%
2020/2119618.618%5%30%
2018/1919120.417%5%30%4%9%
2017/1819720.216%7%32%5%11%
2016/1719723.716%7%34%4%11%

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