Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Crow Lane
Milnsbridge
Crow Lane
Milnsbridge
Huddersfield
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD3 4QT
Phone 01484646422
Reference Number 107623

Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to a good overall rating. The school fosters strong relationships between staff and pupils, promoting a supportive environment where good behavior is the norm. Leaders have set an ambitious curriculum that considers the needs of all pupils, and they actively involve the community in various events. Despite the positive developments, there are some areas that need further attention, particularly in ensuring coherence in the curriculum across year groups.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 192
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.52%
Girls: 49.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 39.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 11 26
2 14 15 29
3 13 10 23
4 17 13 30
5 12 14 26
6 13 15 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 8.3%
African 3.6%
White & Asian 2.6%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
White, Other 2.1%
White & Black (African) 1%
Asian, Other 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 10 Feb 2022
Date Report
10 Feb 2022 School inspection:
15 May 2018 Full inspection:
16 Oct 2014 Full inspection:
08 May 2013 Monitoring visit
06 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
19 May 2010 Full inspection:
09 May 2007 Full inspection:
30 Sep 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils
  • Ambitious and well-planned curriculum
  • Effective phonics teaching
  • High-quality early years provision
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND
  • Commitment to character development and respect

Areas for Improvement

  • Need for better planning of knowledge accumulation across year groups
  • Imprecision in some early years learning areas

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 43%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.8
Writing 0.1
Maths -4.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 13 1
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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