Birkby Junior School
Community school in Huddersfield, Kirklees.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 541 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Free school meals | 41.20% |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Address | Mead Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6HE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01484223975 |
| URN | 107626 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 September 2023, published 15 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Brambles Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Ashbrow School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Fixby Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Kirklees
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.