Ashbrow School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.09 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ashbrow School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Ashbrow School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.09 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.09 miles away, the 38th shortest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published last distance, this one included.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2019, though it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 34 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ash Meadow Close, Sheepridge, Ashbrow School, Huddersfield, HD2 1EX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school at the heart of the community.”
- “The school provides support and guidance to these pupils and families, including access to translation services.”
- “Pupils from a diverse range of backgrounds enjoy playing and learning together.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve well in many areas of the curriculum.”
- “However, some of these changes have not had sufficient time to have the necessary impact.”
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fixby Junior and Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CE Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birkby Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas CE Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School 1.4 mi Good