East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBirkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.

Summary of the comparison

East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Bradford.

  • East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 77.0% for Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BradfordEast Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBradfordBirkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking70th of 132 in Kirklees 15th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 462
Capacity210 420
LocationBradford, BD4 6PH Bradford, BD11 2JE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 462
Free school meals (ever 6)12.1% 8.4%
English as an additional language2.9% 0.4%
SEN support18.8% 13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.6% 4.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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