Central Street Infant and Nursery School
Central Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Caswell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Hebden Bridge Schools Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 107507
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422842784
About this school
Central Street Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Hebden Bridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 53 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Central Street Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Central Street Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Central Street Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 10% | 53 | — |
| Riverside Junior School | 71% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 118 | 0.1 miles |
| Stubbings Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.8% | 71 | 0.2 miles |
| Hebden Royd CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 18.9% | 109 | 0.4 miles |
| Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 11.3% | 50 | 0.7 miles |
| Old Town Primary School | — | 4.8% | 17.7% | 84 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Riverside Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Stubbings Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Hebden Royd CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Old Town Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
Other schools in Hebden Bridge
- Burnley Road Academy Primary
- Colden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Old Town Primary School Primary
- Riverside Junior School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
- The Calder Learning Trust All-through
Common questions
- What ages does Central Street Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Hebden Bridge.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Central Street Infant and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Central Street Infant and Nursery School is Ms Lucy Caswell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Central Street Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Central Street Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Central Street Infant and Nursery School?
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Central Street Infant and Nursery School full?
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 90 pupils and 53 on roll (59%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Central Street Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Central Street Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Central Street Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Central Street Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Central Street Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School is part of the Hebden Bridge Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Central Street Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Central Street Infant and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Central Street Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Central Street Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Central Street Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.