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Birkby Junior School

URN
107626
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Birkby Junior School
URN
107626
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

66 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

50

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#50 of 112 schools in Kirklees

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
15 October 2023
Inspection date
13 September 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Kirklees
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Kirklees)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Kirklees to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

74.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

77.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

63.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

HD1 6HE - Mead Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Mead Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Postcode
HD1 6HE
Phone
1484223975
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Kirklees
Local authority code
382

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 388 schools in Kirklees.

Authority statistics

Total schools

388

Open schools

202

Closed schools

186

Primary schools

259

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 15 October 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 15 October 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 October 202313 September 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 15 October 2023
    • Good

      Published
      15 October 2023
      Inspected
      13 September 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    49

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary259 (68.0%)
    • Secondary49 (12.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other73 (19.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Birkby Infant and Nursery School620 mPrimaryOpen
    Highfields School887 mNot applicableClosed
    Brambles Primary Academy909 mPrimaryOpen
    Islamia Girls' High School958 mNot applicableClosed
    Mountjoy House School1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    Rathbone Choices1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Huddersfield1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Fartown High School1.3 kmSecondaryClosed
    North Huddersfield Trust School1.3 kmSecondaryOpen
    • Birkby Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      620 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Highfields School
      Distance
      887 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Brambles Primary Academy
      Distance
      909 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Islamia Girls' High School
      Distance
      958 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Kirklees)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimaryHD5 8XWOpen
    Almondbury Junior SchoolPrimaryHD5 8TGClosed
    Ashbrow Junior SchoolPrimaryHD2 1EXClosed
    Ashbrow SchoolPrimaryHD2 1EXOpen
    Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryWF17 8PAClosed
    • All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD5 8XW
      Status
      Open
    • Almondbury Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD5 8TG
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashbrow Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD2 1EX
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashbrow School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD2 1EX
      Status
      Open
    • Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School
    Mountjoy House School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Rathbone Choices
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Huddersfield
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Fartown High School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • North Huddersfield Trust School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WF17 8PA
    Status
    Closed