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Birstall Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Chapel Lane, Birstall, Batley WF17 9EE · birstallprimaryacademy.co.uk · 01924 471372
On the mapSearch near WF17 9EE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 187
- 89% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Kirklees it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Birstall Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 31
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied