Birstall Primary Academy

State-Funded School

birstall-primary-academy-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Spen ValleyConstituency

WF17 9EEPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Birstall Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 187 pupils. Birstall Primary Academy is part of Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

187

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 187
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 November 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Nov 2018	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.