Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–7Mixed
Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP
Headteacher · Mrs Amanda Pickup
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Key facts
Pupils223Capacity 180
OfstedReport cardInspected 12 May 2026
Free school meals19.7%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 12 May 2026.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in KirkleesNearby schools for the same ages
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School0.2 mi
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School0.6 mi
- Mill Lane Primary School0.8 mi
- Gawthorpe Community Academy0.9 mi
- Orchard Primary Academy1.1 mi