What is School Atlas's summary of Ofsted's 6 judgements for Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Ofsted gave no overall grade at its inspection in April 2026. School Atlas summarises the 6 judgements Ofsted made as Expected standard. This is our summary, not Ofsted's own grade.

Does Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was 0.503 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

What is the largest ethnic background at Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 91.5% of pupils at Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

How close did you need to live?

0.503miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in public care and previously looked after children — Children in public care (looked after children) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be as a result of being adopted
2Priority Admission Area with sibling — Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule)
3Priority Admission Area — Children who live in the school’s PAA
4Outside the Priority Admission Area with sibling — Children who live outside the school’s PAA who have a brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule)
5Outside the Priority Admission Area — Children who live outside the school’s PAA

If two applications tie: If we cannot agree to requests for admission in the priorities below the first without exceeding the PAN, we will give priority up to the PAN to children living nearest the school. Distance is measured in a straight line from a child’s home address to the school using six-figure National Grid co-ordinates from the National Land and Property Gazetteer, accurate to within 1 metre. Children in priority 1 may be admitted above the PAN.

Kirklees Council is the admission authority for its community and voluntary controlled schools and sets these criteria for all of them. Every community and voluntary controlled school has a Priority Admission Area (PAA) — what other councils call a catchment area; a small number of schools share one. Academies, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools set their own criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.