Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/12/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Station Lane, Bradford

School Information

Address: Station Lane, Bradford, BD11 2JE
Website: http://www.birkenshawprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01274651232
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Martin
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107730

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 470
Number of Boys: 236
Number of Girls: 234

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Station Lane , Birkenshaw BD11 2JE 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
South View Road , East Bierley BD4 6PH 		3out of 4 910 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Drighlington Primary School
Moorland Road , Drighlington BD11 1JY 		3out of 4 2,047 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ryecroft Primary Academy
Kesteven Close , Holmewood BD4 0LS 		3out of 4 2,483 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Dawson Lane , Bierley BD4 6JF 		4out of 4 2,550 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tong Leadership Academy
Westgate Hill Street , BD4 6NR 		1out of 4 1,027 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
BBG Academy
Bradford Road , BD19 4BE 		3out of 4 1,234 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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