Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School
Crow Lane, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, HD3 4QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Aspire Cooperative Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Vayro
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 107623
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484646422
About this school
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School is a foundation primary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 48% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 34% | 74% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 52% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 24% | 41% | 36% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School compares
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School ranked 89th of 100 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7% | 39.6% | 186 | — |
| Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 44.2% | 332 | 0.6 miles |
| Reinwood Junior School | — | — | — | 354 | 0.6 miles |
| Reinwood Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 305 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy | 43% | 4.8% | 41.3% | 166 | 0.7 miles |
| Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School | 52% | 6.3% | 40.6% | 327 | 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
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 10 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.58%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.98%
- Persistent absence
- 18.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Reinwood Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Reinwood Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School ranks 33rd of the 37 ranked primary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School teach?
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School?
- The headteacher of Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School is Mr Martin Vayro, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage 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 big is Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School?
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School full?
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), 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 Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School a faith school?
- No. Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School?
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School is part of Aspire Cooperative Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 21% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School rank locally?
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School ranked 89th of 100 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School's absence rate?
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 13 August 2026.