Community school · Calderdale

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
309Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107533URN

Cross Lane, Elland, HX5 0LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

59 applications for 36 places · 39th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Calderdale median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 36 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.6; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	59	1.6	35	0.97
Sep 2025	23	41	1.8	21	0.91
Sep 2024	29	51	1.8	30	1.03
Sep 2023	29	45	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2022	41	58	1.4	41	1.00
Sep 2021	37	66	1.8	36	0.97
Sep 2020	44	72	1.6	36	0.82
Sep 2019	37	59	1.6	34	0.92
Sep 2018	34	59	1.7	31	0.91
Sep 2017	35	60	1.7	33	0.94
Sep 2016	43	58	1.4	35	0.81
Sep 2015	31	58	1.9	31	1.00
Sep 2014	27	52	1.9	27	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%37th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	8%	106	102
2023/24	63%	8%	105	103
2022/23	60%	0%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
0.8 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
West Vale Academy
1.1 km · Calderdale

2025

7.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Holywell Green Primary School
1.8 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Old Earth Primary School
2.0 km · Calderdale

Remains Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Greetland Academy
2.1 km · Calderdale

2026

1.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
2.3 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place
Lindley Church of England Infant School
2.5 km · Kirklees

2026

2.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107533 · 381/2087
Capacity: 315 pupils · 309 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cross Lane, Elland, HX5 0LP
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources