Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy
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Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy is a converter academy in Huddersfield for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 133 pupils and room for 180. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 0 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2023.
Berry Brow I & N School, Birch Road, Berry Brow, Huddersfield, HD4 7LP01484 663965berrybrow.co.ukMs Emma Rockey head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 July 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
64 places were empty (36% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2025 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2025. Every child who applied got a place (31 offers for 60 places).
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 133 | 138 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 29% | 25% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.8% | 7.6% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.7% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.1% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 18.1% | 25.2% | 22.1% | 25.5% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School, the school this one replaced in July 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsome Junior Academy | Academy | 450 m | 215 | Good 2023 | 13 | Compare |
| Netherton Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 204 | Good 2024 | 44 | Compare |
| Hillside Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 302 | No overall grade 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| Beaumont Primary Academy | Free school | 0.9 miles | 681 | Not inspected | 26 | Compare |
| South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 228 | Good 2023 | 29 | Compare |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 639 | Good 2022 | 75 | Compare |
| Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 373 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| Lowerhouses CofE Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 199 | Not inspected | 74 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 46 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School | Foundation | 7.6 miles | 165 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| East Crompton St George's CofE School | Academy | 12.3 miles | 122 | No overall grade 2025 | 28 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 0 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 0% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 0 to 1. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | well below | -1.79 | Ofsted grade, 3.2 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.18 | 2024/25; 83 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy a good school?
The figures are weak. Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy scores 0 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 0 to 1, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy requires improvement at its last full inspection on 3 July 2023.
How many pupils does Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy have?
133 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 74% full.
Is Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 64 places were empty in 2024/25 (36% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy?
Pupils were in school 94.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 18% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy?
The average class had 27.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Berry Brow I & N School, Birch Road, Berry Brow, Huddersfield, HD4 7LP
- Telephone
- 01484 663965
- Website
- www.berrybrow.co.uk
- Head Teacher
- Ms Emma Rockey
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust (18 schools)
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Newsome
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 July 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150568 · LAESTAB 3822004 · UKPRN 10094548
- Formerly
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Kirklees council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2024, 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.