Crossley Street Primary School
Crossley Street, Wetherby, LS22 6RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gavin Hirst
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 107854
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937520301
About this school
Crossley Street Primary School is a foundation primary school in Wetherby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 242 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 69% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 86% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 93% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 83% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.90 | - | - |
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 Street Primary 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crossley Street Primary School compares
Crossley Street Primary School ranked 11th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 242 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby | 77% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 22.2% | 164 | 0.4 miles |
| Deighton Gates Primary School | 50% | 2.8% | 5.3% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 82% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 211 | 1.9 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa | 82% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 197 | 2.4 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)
- 5.88%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby0.2 miles
Primary · Wetherby
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St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
Deighton Gates Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa2.4 miles
Primary · Wetherby
Other schools in Wetherby
Crossley Street Primary School ranks 1st of the 10 ranked primary schools in Wetherby.
- Bramham Primary School Primary
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Deighton Gates Primary School Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch Primary
- Primrose Lane Primary School Primary
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa Primary
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Primary
- Boston Spa Academy Secondary
- Wetherby High School Secondary
- St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Crossley Street Primary School teach?
- Crossley Street Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wetherby.
- Who is the headteacher of Crossley Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crossley Street Primary School is Mr Gavin Hirst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crossley Street Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crossley Street Primary 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 Crossley Street Primary School?
- Crossley Street Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crossley Street Primary School full?
- Crossley Street Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 242 on roll (103%), 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 Crossley Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crossley Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crossley Street Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crossley Street Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Crossley Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 87% 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 Street Primary School rank locally?
- Crossley Street Primary School ranked 11th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Crossley Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crossley Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crossley Street Primary 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.