Crosshall Junior School, based in St Neots, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 7 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a none religious character.

Crosshall Junior School currently has around 371 pupils on roll, which is about 77% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 52.6% boys and 47.4% girls. Around 16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 3.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 6.2%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (74.9%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Great North Road, St Neots, PE19 7GG
Website: http://www.crosshalljunior.co.uk
Telephone: 01480475972
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Ainscow and Mr Liam Murphy
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136339

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2018

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 371
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 176

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.2% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British74.90%278
Other White7.80%29
African4.00%15
Indian3.80%14
White and Asian3.00%11
Other Mixed1.60%6
Chinese1.10%4
White and Black Caribbean0.80%3
White and Black African0.80%3
Unclassified0.80%3
Pakistani0.50%2
Other (any other ethnic group)0.50%2
Other Asian0.30%1
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-0.7)
Writing: Below Average (-1.6)
Maths: Below Average (-1.1)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
69%
Town average
61%
Local authority average
57%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
13%
Town average
7%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
107.0
Town average
105.4
Local authority average
105.3
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
103.7
Local authority average
103.5
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crosshall Infant School
446 Great North Road , Eaton Ford PE19 7GG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Crosshall Junior School
Great North Road , Eaton Ford PE19 7GG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crosshall Infant School
446 Great North Road , Eaton Ford PE19 7GG
- not rated 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Crosshall Junior School
Great North Road , Eaton Ford PE19 7GG
- not rated 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
Montagu Street , Eynesbury PE19 2TD
3out of 4 1,354 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ernulf Academy
Barford Road , PE19 2SH
- not rated 2,248 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ernulf Academy
Barford Road , Eynesbury PE19 2SH
- not rated 2,248 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Neots Community College
Barford Road , Eynesbury PE19 2SH
- not rated 2,248 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longsands College
Longsands Road , PE19 1LQ
- not rated 2,288 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longsands Academy
Longsands Road , PE19 1LQ
3out of 4 2,288 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Meadows Academy
Almond Road , PE19 1DZ
- not rated 1,637 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Samuel Pepys School
Cromwell Road , PE19 2EZ
4out of 4 2,220 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.