Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Pickup
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 107608
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924325319
About this school
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shaw Cross 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Shaw Cross 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 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 20.8% | 223 | — |
| Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 75% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 133 | 0.2 miles |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 73% | 5.3% | 29.8% | 384 | 0.5 miles |
| Lydgate Junior and Infant School | 68% | 5.7% | 27.5% | 297 | 0.6 miles |
| Mill Lane Primary School | 70% | 6.4% | 30.8% | 158 | 0.8 miles |
| Gawthorpe Community Academy | 60% | 3.5% | 29.8% | 231 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.81%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 18.33%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.2 miles
-
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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Lydgate Junior and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Batley
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Mill Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Batley
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Gawthorpe Community Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Ossett
Other schools in Dewsbury
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Eastborough Academy Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Amanda Pickup, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shaw Cross 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 Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School?
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School full?
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 180 pupils and 223 on roll (124%), so it is at or above 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 Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shaw Cross 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 Shaw Cross 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 15 July 2026.