Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy
Berry Brow I & N School, Birch Road, Berry Brow, Huddersfield, HD4 7LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Ms Emma Rockey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 150568
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484663965
About this school
Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 133 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School (URN 107599).
How Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 29.2% | 133 | — |
| Newsome Junior Academy | 53% | 6% | 35.2% | 215 | 0.3 miles |
| Netherton Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.8% | 12.5% | 204 | 0.8 miles |
| Hillside Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 49.2% | 302 | 0.8 miles |
| Beaumont Primary Academy | 66% | 5.3% | 35.3% | 681 | 0.9 miles |
| South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 51% | 5.1% | 18.5% | 228 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
- 3 July 2023
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Ungraded inspection report16 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.17%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 18.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newsome Junior Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Netherton Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Hillside Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Beaumont Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary 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 year groups does Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy teach?
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the head teacher of Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy?
- The head teacher of Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy is Ms Emma Rockey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy?
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy full?
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy has capacity for 180 pupils and 133 on roll (74%), 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 Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy?
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.