Birkby Junior School, Huddersfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Birkby Junior School excels at creating a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils love learning and behave exceptionally well. The school has invested heavily in reading development with impressive results, and provides a rich, culturally celebratory curriculum with extensive enrichment activities. Leadership is strong and focused on supporting all pupils, especially those who are disadvantaged or new to English.
Key Strengths
- Strong, effective leadership team that is recognised by the local authority for developing good teaching practices
- Excellent pupil behaviour and respectful relationships between pupils and staff, with zero exclusions this year
- Significant improvements in reading skills, particularly for Year 6 and disadvantaged pupils, with three consecutive World Book Day quiz wins
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils through pupil premium funding, resulting in faster academic progress
- Rich curriculum with 26-30 clubs and activities, plus enrichment visits and theme days celebrating diverse cultures
Areas for Improvement
- Further improvements needed in pupils' reading progress to reach nationally average outcomes across all year groups
- Sustaining and building on recent reading improvements throughout the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school has four trained safeguarding leads, clear reporting procedures displayed throughout the school and on the website, thorough recruitment checks, and pupils report feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
26-30 clubs and activities at lunchtimes and after school, university visits, enterprise weeks, theme days, pop-up planetarium, Indian drummers workshop, fruit tuck shop, World Book Day participation
Birkby Junior School continues to be good, with strong leadership that has maintained educational quality since the last inspection in 2014. The school has grown significantly with a new building and over 50% new teaching staff who are skilled and well-supported.
At a Glance
41.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 74%. Maths has improved from 73% to 77%. Writing has remained stable at around 73%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.3
KS2
20
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
541 pupils
600 capacity
59 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Huddersfield
Admissions Demand - Kirklees
Places available
5,606
Applications
4,584
Got 1st preference
93.6%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Kirklees (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.92381%
Overall absence
12.39936%
Persistent absence
621
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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