Crosshall Infant School
446 Great North Road, Eaton Ford, St Neots, PE19 7GG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Sawford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 438
- Pupils on roll
- 287
- URN
- 136332
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480475980
About this school
Crosshall Infant School is a primary academy in St Neots. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 287 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
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
Trends over time
How Crosshall 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 287 |
| 2024/25 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crosshall Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 8.5% | 287 | — |
| Crosshall Junior School | 75% | 3% | 16.7% | 346 | 0.0 miles |
| Eynesbury CofE C Primary School | 48% | 4.8% | 19.2% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School | — | 4.8% | 19.4% | 170 | 0.9 miles |
| Bushmead Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 26.6% | 380 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots | — | 4.1% | 43.6% | 68 | 1.2 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)
- 8.47%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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Crosshall Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Eynesbury CofE C Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School0.9 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Bushmead Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · St Neots
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots1.2 miles
Primary · St Neots
Other schools in St Neots
- Buckden CofE Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary School Primary
- Crosshall Junior School Primary
- Eynesbury CofE C Primary School Primary
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Staughton Primary Academy Primary
- Middlefield Primary Academy Primary
- Offord Primary School Primary
- Priory Junior School Primary
- Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots Primary
- The Newton Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crosshall Infant School teach?
- Crosshall Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in St Neots.
- Who is the headteacher of Crosshall Infant School?
- The headteacher of Crosshall Infant School is Mrs Rebecca Sawford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crosshall Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crosshall 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 big is Crosshall Infant School?
- Crosshall Infant School has 287 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Crosshall Infant School full?
- Crosshall Infant School has capacity for 438 pupils and 287 on roll (66%), 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 Crosshall Infant School a faith school?
- No. Crosshall Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crosshall Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crosshall Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Crosshall Infant School?
- Crosshall Infant School is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Crosshall Infant School's absence rate?
- Crosshall Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Crosshall Infant 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 Crosshall Infant 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 1 July 2026.