Community school · Kirklees

Ashbrow School

3–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107628URN

Ash Meadow Close, Sheepridge, Ashbrow School, Huddersfield, HD2 1EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 above Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

95 applications for 34 places · 25th of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Kirklees median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 34 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.5
2020 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.5
2019 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.4
2018 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.4
2017 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.1
2014 1.6; Kirklees median median 1.9

This school
Kirklees median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	34	95	2.8	27	0.79
Sep 2025	47	100	2.1	40	0.85
Sep 2024	49	123	2.5	43	0.88
Sep 2023	56	136	2.4	53	0.95
Sep 2022	36	104	2.9	34	0.94
Sep 2021	60	150	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2020	54	117	2.2	51	0.94
Sep 2019	60	134	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2018	60	167	2.8	63	1.05
Sep 2017	57	123	2.2	47	0.82
Sep 2016	60	111	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2015	60	102	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2014	60	94	1.6	48	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 67% · Maths 78% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%70th of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	2%	103	103
2023/24	47%	0%	103	103
2022/23	47%	0%	102	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ashbrow SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy
0.6 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Fixby Junior and Infant School
0.8 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place
Christ Church CE Academy
0.8 km · Kirklees

2026

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Birkby Junior School
1.4 km · Kirklees

Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Birkby Infant and Nursery School
1.9 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
St Thomas CE Primary School
2.0 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School
2.1 km · Kirklees

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
2.2 km · Kirklees

Good2023

42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107628 · 382/2043
Capacity: 472 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 48.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Replaced: Ashbrow Junior School (URN 107627)
Address: Ash Meadow Close, Sheepridge, Ashbrow School, Huddersfield, HD2 1EX
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources