Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kirklees
Berry Brow I & N School, Birch Road, Huddersfield, HD4 7LP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 03/07/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
18.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
133
Capacity used
Has space74%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
67
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 28 | 28 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 21 | 1 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 67 | 30 | 45% |
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Rockey
- Address
- Berry Brow I & N School, Birch Road, Berry Brow, Huddersfield, HD4 7LP
- Phone
- 01484663965
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Netherton & Newsome · Huddersfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150568
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
133 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
16 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 83 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.