Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School
Wellhouse Lane, Mirfield, WF14 0BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Howard & Nic Shepherd
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 618
- Pupils on roll
- 482
- URN
- 107697
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924499608
About this school
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Mirfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 482 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crossley Fields Junior and Infant 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 92 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 53% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 76% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Crossley Fields Junior and Infant 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 | 60% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 551 |
| 2023/24 | 538 |
| 2024/25 | 516 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School compares
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School ranked 69th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 57% | 5.9% | 25% | 482 | — |
| Old Bank Academy | 47% | 6.3% | 64.2% | 114 | 0.3 miles |
| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 68% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
| Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 15.5% | 410 | 0.9 miles |
| Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School | 69% | 3.8% | 10.4% | 417 | 0.9 miles |
| Diamond Wood Community Academy | — | 7.7% | 34.5% | 339 | 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 14.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Bank Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Mirfield
-
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Mirfield
-
Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Mirfield
-
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Diamond Wood Community Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Mirfield
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Mirfield.
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hopton Primary School Primary
- Old Bank Academy Primary
- Castle Hall Academy Secondary
- The Mirfield Free Grammar Secondary
- Hollybank School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School teach?
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Mirfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School is Mrs Louise Howard & Nic Shepherd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crossley Fields Junior and Infant 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 Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School?
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School has 482 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School full?
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School has capacity for 618 pupils and 482 on roll (78%), 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 Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School ranked 69th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crossley Fields Junior and Infant 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 29 June 2026.