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Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield WF4 3LZ · daneroyd.com · 01924 242917
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 91%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 355
- 40 over 315 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 57 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 46 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 66 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
Results
In 2024/25, 91% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 25% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲91% | 62% | ||
| ▲25% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 26 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 84
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (17%) with SEND