Birdsedge First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–10 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Birdsedge First School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 4–10 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Birdsedge First School, Penistone Road, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–10
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 59 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to come to school.”
- “Everyone enjoys this lively start to the day.”
- “Pupils live up to their school motto, ‘Birdsedge Best’, in everything they do.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that they need to continue to embed these improvements to help pupils produce their very best work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 October 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Kirklees published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Cumberworth CofE First School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shepley First School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shelley First School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Denby Dale First and Nursery School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hepworth Junior and Infant School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Skelmanthorpe Academy 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published