Central Street Infant and Nursery School

Central Street Infant and Nursery School has been evaluated as good overall, showing strengths in various areas of education, behavior, and personal development. The school fosters a caring and supportive community where pupils feel safe and respected. Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum, especially in foundational subjects, which is enhancing pupils' learning experiences. However, the early years provision requires improvement, as the curriculum in certain areas is not well-defined, leading to gaps in preparation for the next stage of education. This inspection marks the school's first full evaluation since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and support for pupils
• Ambitious curriculum in place for foundation subjects
• Effective phonics curriculum that is consistently taught
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Clear systems for identifying and supporting SEND pupils
• Wide range of extracurricular activities available for pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Early years curriculum in some areas not clearly defined
• Insufficient clarity from subject leaders on early years' foundational learning

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Central Street Infant and Nursery School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Central Street Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Central Street Infant and Nursery School had 14.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.9% of pupils at Central Street Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 26.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Central Street Infant and Nursery School received £18,325 and spent £17,537 for each of its 52 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £185,000 (£3,595 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Central Street Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Central Street Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Central Street Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Central Street Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Central Street Infant and Nursery School have?

Central Street Infant and Nursery School has 53 pupils on roll.

What age range does Central Street Infant and Nursery School cover?

Central Street Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Central Street Infant and Nursery School?

Central Street Infant and Nursery School is at Central Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 6HB.