Primary
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Station Lane, Birkenshaw, Bradford, BD11 2JE
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 457 of 420 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.0
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 35.5
- Pupils per adult
- 12.6
- Pupils
- 448
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
April 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)December 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
77%
16 points above the Kirklees average (61% across 97 schools)
107.0
1.8 above the Kirklees average (105.2 across 96 schools)
55th of 98 by our score, among the primary schools in Kirklees we can score - 144 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 77% |
| Working at a higher standard | 5% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 65% |
| 23/24 | 67% |
| 24/25 | 77% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Station Lane, Birkenshaw, Bradford, BD11 2JE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kirklees admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Martin
- Address
- Station Lane, Birkenshaw, Bradford, BD11 2JE
- Telephone
- 01274651232