Birchfield Primary School
Birchfield Avenue, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Samantha Hirst
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 107863
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132533009
About this school
Birchfield Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birchfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 69% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 76% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 79% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Birchfield Primary 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchfield Primary School compares
Birchfield Primary School ranked 20th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 4% | 14.8% | 233 | — |
| Gildersome Primary School | 63% | 6% | 18.1% | 352 | 0.3 miles |
| Asquith Primary School | 40% | 7.5% | 16.2% | 324 | 1.0 miles |
| Drighlington Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 13.3% | 396 | 1.1 miles |
| Morley Victoria Primary School | 78% | 3.5% | 12.6% | 470 | 1.2 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley | 91% | 3.3% | 11.4% | 252 | 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)
- 14.83%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 6.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gildersome Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Asquith Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Drighlington Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Morley Victoria Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley1.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Birchfield Primary School ranks 18th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Birchfield Primary School teach?
- Birchfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the head teacher of Birchfield Primary School?
- The head teacher of Birchfield Primary School is Mrs Samantha Hirst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birchfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchfield Primary 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 Birchfield Primary School?
- Birchfield Primary School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Birchfield Primary School full?
- Birchfield Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 233 on roll (89%), 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 Birchfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Birchfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birchfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birchfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Birchfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birchfield Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Birchfield Primary School ranked 20th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birchfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Birchfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchfield Primary 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.