Crosshall Junior School
Great North Road, Eaton Ford, St Neots, PE19 7GG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Ainscow and Mr Liam Murphy
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 346
- URN
- 136339
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480475972
About this school
Crosshall Junior School is a primary academy in St Neots. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 346 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crosshall Junior 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 117 | 93 | 100 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 84% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Crosshall Junior 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 371 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crosshall Junior School compares
Crosshall Junior School ranked 27th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3% | 16.7% | 346 | — |
| Crosshall Infant School | — | 4.6% | 8.5% | 287 | 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)
- 16.71%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 2.97%
- Persistent absence
- 4.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crosshall Infant 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
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots1.2 miles
Primary · St Neots
Other schools in St Neots
Crosshall Junior School ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in St Neots.
- Buckden CofE Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary School Primary
- Crosshall Infant 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 ages does Crosshall Junior School teach?
- Crosshall Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in St Neots.
- Who is the headteacher of Crosshall Junior School?
- The headteacher of Crosshall Junior School is Mr Daniel Ainscow and Mr Liam Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crosshall Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crosshall Junior 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 Crosshall Junior School?
- Crosshall Junior School has 346 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Crosshall Junior School full?
- Crosshall Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 346 on roll (72%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Crosshall Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crosshall Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crosshall Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Crosshall Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Crosshall Junior 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.
- How have Crosshall Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crosshall Junior School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Crosshall Junior School ranked 27th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crosshall Junior School's absence rate?
- Crosshall Junior School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crosshall Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crosshall Junior 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 1 July 2026.