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Brambles Primary Academy

Free schools · Huddersfield · HD1 5BU

Ages 4–11 · 382 pupils · Kirklees

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

1.14 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-01-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
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)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
297

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.14 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

67

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
155
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

382 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
382
Boys / girls
202 / 180
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
382 / 420 (91%)
Free school meals
30.6%
FSM pupils
117
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
Academy trust
SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
Sponsor
SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
Headteacher
Miss Angela Inns

Location

Address
Cambridge Road
Postcode
HD1 5BU
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 free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 382 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 30.6%.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD1
11
Primary in HD1
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.

Compare with theseAll in HuddersfieldNear HD1

  • Birkby Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 5HQ · Kirklees

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM28.2%
    • Demand1.02

    0.3 miles away

  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 2BJ · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.5 miles away

  • Birkby Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 6HE · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM41.2%

    0.6 miles away

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 3QP · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM32.9%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Angela Inns
Telephone
01484240338
Website
http://www.bramblesprimaryacademy.org/

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