South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School, Huddersfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, caring school where pupils feel safe and genuinely enjoy learning. Staff are dedicated and listen to parents' concerns, while the curriculum is engaging and particularly strong in creative subjects. Pupils show excellent behaviour and care for each other, with many opportunities to develop leadership and support the wider community.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership that develops staff and prioritizes school improvement
- Caring, nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and work hard
- Improving progress in writing with dedicated focus on this area
- Rich curriculum with particular strength in foundation subjects (PE, art, design and technology)
- Effective teaching with high pupil engagement and real-time adjustments to learning
Areas for Improvement
- Progress in writing needs to continue improving, particularly for some pupils
- More challenge needed for pupils with average attainment to reach higher standards
- Improvement planning could be sharper with clearer goals and success measures
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a strong culture of care, up-to-date staff training, and proactive support for vulnerable pupils working with outside agencies.
Extracurricular Activities
Physical education, art, design and technology, reading friends programme, School Sports Organising Crew, basketball events, HOPE initiative (Lenten charity project), school council, door monitors, play leaders, marvellous manners competition
South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained high quality education with strong core values of friendship, forgiveness, honesty and respect embedded throughout the school community.
At a Glance
15.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 75% to 68%. Maths has remained stable at around 70%. Writing has remained stable at around 86%.
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
26.4
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
228 pupils
240 capacity
12 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Huddersfield
Admissions Demand - Kirklees
Places available
5,606
Applications
4,584
Got 1st preference
93.6%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Kirklees (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.08352%
Overall absence
12.78539%
Persistent absence
219
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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