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Best schools in Birkenshaw

1 schools in Birkenshaw with the same league rank as the Kirklees league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools beside them.

Primary schools

None in Birkenshaw itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Birchfield Primary SchoolLeeds2.3 miles84%10%Top 10% (20/222) in Leeds
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years SchoolBatley1.3 miles83%7%Top 6% (6/107) in Kirklees
Heckmondwike Primary AcademyHeckmondwike2.8 miles78%14%Top 9% (9/107) in Kirklees
Batley Grammar SchoolBatley2.6 miles77%7%Top 15% (15/107) in Kirklees
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBradford0.7 miles77%5%Top 16% (17/107) in Kirklees
Newhall Park Primary SchoolBradford2.3 miles77%2%Top 16% (25/160) in Bradford
St John's CofE Primary SchoolBradford1.9 miles76%11%Top 18% (28/160) in Bradford
Lower Fields Primary AcademyBradford2.9 miles76%5%Top 19% (29/160) in Bradford
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolLiversedge2.0 miles72%4%Top 24% (25/107) in Kirklees
East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBradford1.0 miles71%10%Top 25% (26/107) in Kirklees

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Birkenshaw's own ranking

In BirkenshawSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1BBG Academy51.056%Top 21% (5/24) in Kirklees

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Heckmondwike Grammar School (grammar)Heckmondwike2.7 miles78.9100%1st (1/24) in Kirklees
Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyBradford4.7 miles55.352%Top 6% (2/35) in Bradford
The Morley AcademyLeeds3.4 miles55.162%Top 18% (8/45) in Leeds
Dixons Kings AcademyBradford5.1 miles54.764%Top 9% (3/35) in Bradford
Dixons City AcademyBradford3.7 miles52.557%Top 12% (4/35) in Bradford
Dixons Trinity AcademyBradford4.0 miles52.554%Top 15% (5/35) in Bradford
Woodkirk AcademyWakefield4.4 miles52.358%Top 27% (12/45) in Leeds
Dixons McMillan AcademyBradford4.2 miles52.253%Top 18% (6/35) in Bradford
Cockburn SchoolLeeds5.4 miles51.256%Top 36% (16/45) in Leeds
Rastrick High SchoolBrighouse5.3 miles50.957%Top 31% (4/13) in Calderdale

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

None in Birkenshaw itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Heckmondwike Grammar School (grammar)Heckmondwike2.7 miles39.2-0.191st (1/7) in Kirklees
Woodkirk AcademyWakefield4.4 miles38.4+0.34Top 22% (5/23) in Leeds
Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyBradford4.7 miles36.7+0.05Top 22% (3/14) in Bradford
New College BradfordBradford3.9 miles33.9+0.06Top 50% (7/14) in Bradford
Dixons Sixth Form, BradfordBradford3.7 miles33.4-0.01(9/14) in Bradford
Elliott Hudson CollegeLeeds4.9 miles32.4-0.13(18/23) in Leeds
Batley Girls' High SchoolBatley2.0 miles32.0-0.24(4/7) in Kirklees
Pudsey Grammar SchoolPudsey3.8 miles31.8-0.36(19/23) in Leeds
Dixons Allerton AcademyBradford6.2 miles31.4+0.03(10/14) in Bradford
Brighouse High SchoolBrighouse4.8 miles28.7-0.28(6/6) in Calderdale

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Birkenshaw itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
The Grammar School At LeedsLeeds10.8 miles47.11st (1/3) in Leeds
Bradford Grammar School5.8 miles44.11st (1/3) in Bradford
Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldWakefield8.7 miles42.91st (1/3) in Wakefield
Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad ZakariaBradford5.5 miles38.8(2/3) in Bradford
Woodhouse Grove SchoolBradford6.5 miles37.4(2/3) in Leeds
Silcoates SchoolWest Yorkshire7.4 miles35.4(2/3) in Wakefield
Rishworth SchoolSowerby Bridge12.0 miles26.81st (1/1) in Calderdale
Eternal LightBradford3.9 miles24.7(3/3) in Bradford

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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