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Ashbrow School

Community school · Huddersfield · HD2 1EX

Ages 3–11 · 414 pupils · Kirklees

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

6.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)47%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.8%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
375

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

414 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
414
Boys / girls
215 / 199
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
414 / 472 (88%)
Free school meals
48.8%
FSM pupils
196
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 311

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Kent

Location

Address
Ash Meadow Close, Sheepridge, Ashbrow School
Postcode
HD2 1EX
Town
Huddersfield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Huddersfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 414 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.8%.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD2
11
Primary in HD2
6
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Primary in Kirklees LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Fixby Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 2HB · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM30.6%

    0.5 miles away

  • Christ Church CE Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1JP · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM64.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 6HE · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM41.2%

    0.9 miles away

  • Birkby Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 5HQ · Kirklees

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM28.2%

    1.2 miles away

  • St Thomas CE Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1RQ · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM46.5%

    1.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louise Kent
Telephone
01484452128

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