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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 23 October 2018Graded 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 entry105 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first
- 2026 3.5; Kirklees median median 2.4
- 2025 5.5; Kirklees median median 2.3
- 2024 3.4; Kirklees median median 2.4
- 2023 4.0; Kirklees median median 2.4
- 2022 5.3; Kirklees median median 2.5
- 2021 3.6; Kirklees median median 2.5
- 2020 3.2; Kirklees median median 2.5
- 2019 3.6; Kirklees median median 2.4
- 2018 4.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
- 2017 3.3; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2016 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2015 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2014 2.0; 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 | 30 | 105 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 28 | 95 | 3.4 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 120 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 14 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2017 | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 24 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 | 28 | 56 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.68 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 75% · Writing 70% · Maths 80% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kirklees median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65% | 5% | 103 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 10% | 105 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 10% | 105 | 107 |
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
- Birstall Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- Good20232.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · KirkleesGood20233.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Kirklees2026
- 1.2 km · KirkleesGood20231.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · KirkleesGood20222.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · KirkleesRemains Good20232.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- Good20243.6applications per place 54%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 139356 · 382/2060
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 187 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2013
- Replaced
- Birstall Community Primary School (URN 107635)
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9EE
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources