Primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees
Birkby Infant and Nursery School
Blacker Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 5HQ
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 24 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 457
- Places
- 510
- How full
- 90% full — 457 of 510 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 221 / 236
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 83%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 20%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Kirklees 031B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 49%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 36%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Paula Manser
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Greenhead
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- URN
- 107601
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brambles Primary AcademyFree schools | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.3 mi |
| Birkby Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.4 mi |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 59% | 0.4 mi |
| The Mount SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 52% | 1.1 mi |
| Fixby Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Ashbrow SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 54% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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