Crosshall Infant School

About Crosshall Infant School

Crosshall Infant School, a state primary in Huntingdonshire for children aged 3 to 7, holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022. The school’s strongest academic signal comes from its Early Years provision, which was judged Outstanding — a grade it has held across both its 2007 and 2022 inspections. This is a meaningful metric for a school that only takes pupils up to Year 2, as the foundation stage sets the tone for everything that follows. The Ofsted breakdown shows that personal development also remains Outstanding, while behaviour and attitudes, leadership, and the quality of education are all rated Good. With 296 pupils on a capacity of 438, the school is not yet full, but it is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 130 applications for 82 places, with 81 of those being first-preference offers. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.59, meaning nearly six in ten first-choice families secured a spot.

Because Crosshall Infant School finishes at age 7, there are no KS2 SATs or Progress 8 scores to examine — the academic story is told through Ofsted’s lens. The local authority average for KS2 attainment across Cambridgeshire primary schools is 58, but Crosshall’s pupils move on before that benchmark. What we can see is that the school’s early years foundation stage is a clear strength, and the overall Good rating suggests solid teaching across the board. The previous inspection, back in 2007, rated the school Outstanding overall, so the 2022 result represents a step down in the official grading, though the early years and personal development categories have held their top marks. With only five schools in the local authority rated Outstanding out of 210 total, a Good rating with Outstanding elements puts Crosshall in a strong position relative to its peers, particularly for families prioritising the earliest years of schooling.

The school offers a practical, well-resourced environment for young children. Facilities include a library, sports hall, gymnasium, art studios, a sensory room, and a Forest School — the latter being especially valuable for outdoor learning at this age. Sports provision is broad for an infant school, with gymnastics, tennis, swimming, athletics, cricket, cross country, and netball all on offer. There are also clubs including Book Club, Science Club, Eco Club, and Art Club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school also has a nursery provision, making it a natural choice for families looking for a single setting from age 3 up to Year 2. Given its oversubscription, early application is advisable, particularly for first-preference families who made up the bulk of successful offers.

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