Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Community school in Dewsbury, Kirklees.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 223 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 180 |
| Free school meals | 19.70% |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Address | Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7HP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.shawcrossinfants.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01924325319 |
| URN | 107608 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 9 April 2024, published 14 May 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 6 April 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Mill Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Gawthorpe Community Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Orchard Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Warwick Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Kirklees
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.