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Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School

Foundation school · Huddersfield · HD3 4QT

Ages 4–11 · 186 pupils · Kirklees

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-06-09

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.1%
Unauthorised3.5%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.7%
Enrolments in measure
170

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
62
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

186 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
186
Boys / girls
95 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
186 / 210 (89%)
Free school meals
39.8%
FSM pupils
74
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: Aspire Cooperative Learning Trust
Academy trust
Aspire Cooperative Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr Martin Vayro

Location

Address
Crow Lane, Milnsbridge, Crow Lane, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield
Postcode
HD3 4QT
Town
Huddersfield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 186 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 39.8%.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD3
10
Primary in HD3
7
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Primary in Kirklees LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HuddersfieldNear HD3

  • Reinwood Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD3 4YL · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM27.7%

    0.6 miles away

  • Oak CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD4 5HX · Kirklees

    Ages 2–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM51.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Manor Road Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD7 4QE · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Martin Vayro
Telephone
01484646422
Website
www.crowlane.org.uk

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