Crossley Street, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS22 6RT
10 reasons to choose Crossley Street Primary School
Top line
Crossley Street Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best state primary schools in Wetherby and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Crossley Street Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Leeds LEA.
Average class size
Crossley Street Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Crossley Street Primary School ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 10% of schools.
The Crossley Street Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Crossley Street Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Crossley Street Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Crossley Street Primary School
Gateways Prep School (6.2 miles); Ashville College Prep School & Pre-Prep (8.8 miles); The Grammar School at Leeds Primary (9 miles).
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Wetherby (0.6 miles); St Edward’s Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa (3.1 miles); St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Boston Spa (3.7 miles).
Gateways School (6.2 miles); The Grammar School at Leeds (8.7 miles); Ashville College (8.8 miles).
Tadcaster Grammar School (6.5 miles); St John Fisher Catholic High School (7.8 miles); St Aidan’s Church of England High School (7.9 miles).