Birkby Junior School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

HuddersfieldConstituency

HD1 6HEPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Birkby Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 541 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

10%

Asian

67%

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

541

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

81%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 541
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Oct 2023	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
12 Feb 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.