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Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Station Lane, Birkenshaw, Bradford, BD11 2JE

Local ranking15th of 132 primary schools in Kirklees
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
77.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
85.0%
Maths (Expected)
89.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
85.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
61

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
462
Boys
244 (53%)
Girls
218 (47%)
Capacity
420 (110% full)
SEND
14.9%
FSM Eligible
8.4%
EAL
0.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
13.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,121/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
4.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 90.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
  • Mixed Other: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.1%
  • White Other: 0.9%
  • Asian Indian: 0.7%

90.7%

White British

2.2%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

1.9%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
107730
UKPRN
10075955
Establishment No.
3048

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