# Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School

Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 3 to 7.

It had 223 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E107608. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 7
- Pupils: 223
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 107608

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 12 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanging-heaton-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school-e107709): 360 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bywell-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107706): 850 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lydgate Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydgate-junior-and-infant-school-e107678): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mill Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-lane-primary-school-e107639): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manor Croft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-croft-academy-e139076): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Gawthorpe Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gawthorpe-community-academy-e137643): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/107608)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/107608)

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