Voluntary aided school · Kirklees

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School

3–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
107737URN

Fieldhead Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.6 above Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

82 applications for 28 places · 20th of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Kirklees median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 4.1; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 3.1; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Kirklees median median 2.5
2020 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.5
2019 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.4
2018 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.4
2017 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.1
2015 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
2014 2.2; Kirklees median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 12 of 13 years.

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	28	82	2.9	27	0.96
Sep 2025	16	65	4.1	16	1.00
Sep 2024	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2023	30	83	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2022	23	71	3.1	23	1.00
Sep 2021	30	92	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	79	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2019	29	83	2.9	24	0.83
Sep 2018	30	76	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	54	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2016	25	65	2.6	21	0.84
Sep 2015	30	84	2.8	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	66	2.2	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%3rd of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	83%	7%	109	109
2023/24	90%	10%	110	111
2022/23	77%	13%	110	109

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

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
0.3 km · Kirklees

Good2023

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Birstall Primary Academy
0.6 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Fieldhead Primary Academy
0.8 km · Kirklees

Good2023

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Gomersal Primary School
1.3 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Windmill CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Kirklees

2026
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
1.6 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.7 km · Kirklees

Good2024

3.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Carlinghow Academy
1.9 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107737 · 382/3321
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 28.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Fieldhead Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9HN
Local authority: Kirklees

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