Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 107730
- Address
- Station Lane, Birkenshaw, BD11 2JE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 455 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 0.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 91.2%
Mixed 6.5%
Other White 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAbove average2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 10 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 13 6 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 27 32 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 3 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 4 | 62 30 32 |
| Year 5 | 61 31 30 |
| Year 6 | 59 29 30 |