Birkby Junior School

General Information

Address: Mead Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, HD1 6HE
Phone: 01484223975
Headteacher: Mrs Susan Davis
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 541
School capacity: 600
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 223
% eligible for free school meals: 41.2%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 55 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #2 of 13 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1New Mill Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Birkby Junior SchoolGood
#3Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#4Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1New Mill Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Birkby Junior SchoolGood
#3Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#4Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#5Hyrstmount Junior SchoolGood
#6Lindley Junior SchoolGood
#7Marsden Junior SchoolGood
#8Netherhall Learning Campus Junior SchoolGood
#9Newsome Junior AcademyGood
#10Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood
#11Reinwood Junior SchoolGood
#12South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolGood
#13Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,413 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #6 of 12 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#4Marsden Junior School£6,845
#5Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£6,690
#6Birkby Junior School£6,413
#7South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School£6,364
#8Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£6,226

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School£9,108
#2New Mill Junior School£8,346
#3Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£7,479
#4Marsden Junior School£6,845
#5Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£6,690
#6Birkby Junior School£6,413
#7South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School£6,364
#8Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£6,226
#9Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School£6,138
#10Newsome Junior Academy£6,093
#11Hyrstmount Junior School£2,744
#12Lindley Junior School£421

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