Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Leeds Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP
223 pupils · 124% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 58 | 111 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 54 | 53 | 107 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 49 | 108 | 57 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 63 | 117 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 63 | 120 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 53 | 120 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 57 | 53 | 115 | 57 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 75 | 134 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Mill Lane Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Gawthorpe Community Academy 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Orchard Primary Academy 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.