Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Kirklees
Leeds Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 09/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
223
Capacity used
Over capacity124%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
53 of 53 families who put it first got an offer
54
Places offered
107
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 53 | 53 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 25 | 1 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 29 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 107 | 54 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amanda Pickup
- Address
- Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP
- Phone
- 01924325319
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Dewsbury East · Dewsbury and Batley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 107608
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
223 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 24
09 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
06 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 120 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.