Birdsedge First School

Academy converter·First school Huddersfield, Kirklees·HD8 8XR

School type

First school

Ages 4–10

Key Stage 2 performance

Birdsedge First School is a first school for pupils aged 4–10. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

13 first choices, 13 places

First choices per place

1.00

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 13 places

Applications from another council area

17%

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.17

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1 per place

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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Birdsedge First School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 4–10
Pupils on roll: 55
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

25.4%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

0.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

12.7%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

10.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.8%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

8.6%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

13.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£10,327

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Hepworth Junior and Infant School Holmfirth · 2.4 mi 79.6 Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School Holmfirth · 2.8 mi 41.8 New Mill Junior School Holmfirth · 2.8 mi 44.7 Kirkburton Middle School Huddersfield · 3.3 mi 42.6 Scissett Middle School Huddersfield · 3.3 mi 46.5 Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Holmfirth · 3.6 mi 65.2 Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth · 3.6 mi 48.2 Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth · 3.7 mi 16.2

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Birdsedge First School at a glance

Located in Huddersfield, Kirklees, Birdsedge First School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 55 pupils aged 4 to 10. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

Birdsedge First School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 13.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.