Birkby Infant and Nursery School, Huddersfield

In its own words: "At Birkby Infant and Nursery School, physical education, healthy lifestyles and emotional wellbeing are central to everything we do. We are proud to be part of Creating Active Schools (CAS) - a research-based, wholeschool approach designed to increase highquality physical activity and remove barriers that prevent children from being active."

For September 2026 entry, 105 families put Birkby Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 205 named it as one of their preferences, for 112 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Birkby Infant and Nursery School are Brambles Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 76% maths); Birkby Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 miles, 69% reading, 71% maths); and Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.9 miles).

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Birkby Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (77%).

83.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (74%) and Black (11%).

The nearest railway station is Huddersfield Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birkby School, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Birkby Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 491 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.

Birkby Infant and Nursery School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Birkby Infant and Nursery School are North Huddersfield Trust School (1.2 miles), Netherhall Learning Campus High School (1.4 miles) and All Saints Catholic College (1.7 miles).