Birstall Primary Academy

Type	Primary / Academy converter
Age Range	4-11
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Chapel Lane Birstall Batley West Yorkshire WF17 9EE
Phone	01924471372
Reference Number	139356

General Makeup

Number of pupils	190
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 45.79% Girls: 54.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	32.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	8.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	26.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	27.5

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	14	9	23
2	13	16	29
3	15	14	29
4	14	16	30
5	10	12	22
6	11	18	29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	78.4%
Indian	5.8%
White, Other	5.3%
White & Black (Caribbean)	2.1%
Pakistani	2.1%
White & Black (African)	1.6%
Mixed, Other	1.1%
Asian, Other	1.1%
African	0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
Last Inspection Date	2023-12-15

Date	Description	Report
2023-11-08	School inspection	School inspection
2018-10-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2014-11-04	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2013-03-01	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as Birstall Community Primary School
2011-11-16	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2010-11-18	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2009-05-13	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2007-03-23	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2004-03-22	Full inspection	Full inspection
2011-11-16	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2010-11-18	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2009-05-13	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2007-03-23	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2004-03-22	Full inspection	Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	69%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	10%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	105	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	107	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	-0.4	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	1.3	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	2.6	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress Scores

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	38	4
Third Preference	33	0
From another Local Authority	0	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School Fieldhead Lane, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9HN	0.34 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Nova Lane, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9LQ	0.55 miles
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School Upper Batley Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0NP	0.58 miles
Fieldhead Primary Academy Charlotte Close, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9BX	0.72 miles
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Leeds Old Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9BB	0.78 miles
Carlinghow Academy Ealand Road, Carlinghow, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8HT	0.84 miles
Gomersal Primary School Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 4PX	0.97 miles
Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Shirley Avenue, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 4NA	1.13 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Upton Street, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8PH	1.23 miles
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Healey Lane, Healey, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8BN	1.31 miles
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Stocks Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8PA	1.39 miles
Drighlington Primary School Moorland Road, Drighlington, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD11 1JY	1.52 miles
Heckmondwike Primary Academy Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AN	1.58 miles
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Bath Road, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 9EA	1.61 miles
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Manor Way, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7DQ	1.62 miles
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Park Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5LP	1.62 miles
Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Staincliffe Hall Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7QX	1.64 miles
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy Vernon Road, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 6HU	1.74 miles
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School Bradford Road, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 6LP	1.82 miles
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Purlwell Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7PE	1.84 miles

Name	Distance
Batley Girls' High School Windmill Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0LD	0.58 miles
Fairfield School White Lee Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8AS	0.76 miles
Batley Grammar School Carlinghow Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AD	1.01 miles
Upper Batley High School Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0BJ	1.26 miles
BBG Academy Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, BD19 4BE	1.58 miles
Brian Jackson College Vision House, Units 1 - 6 Grove Mills, High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AD	1.61 miles
Cambridge Street School Cambridge Street, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5QW	1.64 miles
Heckmondwike Grammar School High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH	1.64 miles
Bruntcliffe Academy Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0LZ	1.91 miles
The Morley Academy Fountain Street, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0PD	2.3 miles
Spen Valley High School Roberttown Lane, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 7LX	2.37 miles
The Branch Christian School Dewsbury Gospel Church, West Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LA	2.49 miles
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL	2.64 miles
Tong Leadership Academy Westgate Hill Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 6NR	2.65 miles
Westborough High School Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE	2.66 miles
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3AQ	2.81 miles
Woodkirk Academy Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ	3.04 miles
Manor Croft Academy Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW	3.14 miles
Hollybank School Roe Head, Far Common Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 0DQ	3.32 miles
Rida Girls High School 39 Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9LX	3.49 miles

Birstall Primary Academy

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)