Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School demonstrates a strong sense of community and a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The leadership has established high expectations for both staff and students, resulting in a well-structured curriculum that effectively engages pupils. Although the school received a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education and leadership, there are areas for development in curriculum monitoring and early years preparation. This inspection marks the school's first routine evaluation since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, showing resilience and commitment to improvement amidst these challenges.

Strengths

• Strong community relationships among staff and pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and engagement.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Ambitious and engaging curriculum that fosters student enthusiasm.
• Consistent approach to early reading and phonics instruction.
• Robust personal development program that promotes understanding of diversity and safety.
• Good start for children in early years with supportive routines.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum monitoring does not consistently identify all areas for development.
• Some early years curriculum aspects lack clear objectives.

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 Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Cross Lane Primary 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 Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.9% of pupils at Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 9 pupils.

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 Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School received £8,753 and spent £8,493 for each of its 304 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £232,000 (£765 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 Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School have?

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School has 309 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School cover?

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School?

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School is at Cross Lane, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0LP.