Ashbrow School
Ash Meadow Close, Sheepridge, Huddersfield, HD2 1EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Kent
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 107628
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484452128
About this school
Ashbrow School is a community primary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashbrow School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 47% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 62% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 60% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 67% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ashbrow School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashbrow School compares
Ashbrow School ranked 74th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.3% | 47.2% | 414 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy | 53% | 4.3% | 29.7% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| Fixby Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | 307 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church CE Academy | 48% | 5.8% | 68% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| Birkby Junior School | 63% | 4.9% | 39.4% | 541 | 0.9 miles |
| Birkby Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 35% | 457 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.22%
- English as an additional language
- 33.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 20.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Fixby Junior and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Christ Church CE Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Birkby Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Birkby Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Ashbrow School ranks 25th of the 37 ranked primary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
- Dalton School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashbrow School teach?
- Ashbrow School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashbrow School?
- The headteacher of Ashbrow School is Mrs Louise Kent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashbrow School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashbrow School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ashbrow School?
- Ashbrow School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashbrow School full?
- Ashbrow School has capacity for 472 pupils and 414 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashbrow School a faith school?
- No. Ashbrow School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashbrow School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashbrow School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ashbrow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashbrow School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Ashbrow School ranked 74th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashbrow School's absence rate?
- Ashbrow School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashbrow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashbrow School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.