Birkby Infant and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 23 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 7 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 107601
- Address
- Blacker Road, Birkby, HD1 5HQ
- Website
- http://www.birkbyinf.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 491 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 82.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
Pakistani 59.9%
African 10.6%
Other Asian 7.9%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 4.7%
Indian 3.5%
Other 2.6%
White British 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Admissions
Birkby Infant and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 88 38 50 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 1 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 119 65 54 |
| Year 1 | 143 80 63 |
| Year 2 | 135 73 62 |