This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 November 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 March 2016Graded inspection: 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 entry572 applications · 204 places offered · 264 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2025 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2024 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2023 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2022 3.2; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2021 3.4; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2020 3.2; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2019 3.1; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2018 2.2; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2017 2.3; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2016 2.1; Kirklees median median 1.7
- 2015 2.4; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2014 2.1; Kirklees median median 1.9
- This school
- Kirklees median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 204 | 572 | 2.8 | 264 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2025 | 208 | 574 | 2.8 | 266 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2024 | 207 | 623 | 3.0 | 248 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 202 | 598 | 3.0 | 272 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2022 | 204 | 658 | 3.2 | 269 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2021 | 206 | 690 | 3.4 | 298 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2020 | 198 | 634 | 3.2 | 264 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2019 | 198 | 617 | 3.1 | 275 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2018 | 196 | 427 | 2.2 | 188 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 198 | 450 | 2.3 | 229 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2016 | 177 | 364 | 2.1 | 171 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 169 | 403 | 2.4 | 187 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2014 | 167 | 346 | 2.1 | 183 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 207 | 51.0 | 56% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 200 | 46.8 | 54% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 199 | 52.1 | 61% | 77% | +0.48 |
| 2022/23 | 198 | 48.1 | 50% | 74% | +0.14 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- BBG AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20212.8applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BradfordGood20232.0applications per place 34.7Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · KirkleesStandards maintained20252.2applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20243.5applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · Kirklees20262.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.4 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · Kirklees20262.9applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · KirkleesRemains Good20241.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138111 · 382/4045
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils · 1,049 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2012
- Replaced
- Birkenshaw Middle School (URN 107768)
- Address
- Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources