Birstall Primary Academy
Primary schoolBirstall Primary Academy is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 187 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 9 November 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Birstall Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Windmill CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met, before the school changed930 m
- Batley Girls' High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)930 m
- Fieldhead Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Fairfield SchoolSpecial. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Kirklees
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).