Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Mirfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.91 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Mirfield, Kirklees for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.91 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.91 miles away, the 27th shortest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.65 miles).
- That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 73 first-choice applications for 59 offers: 58 offers went to first-choice families and 15 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Springfield Park, Mirfield, WF14 9PD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy coming to school.”
- “There is a real 'family feel' that permeates the school.”
- “The 'CROWLEES values' are evident in everyday school life.”
To improve
- “Historically, disadvantaged pupils have not achieved as well as their peers.”
- “Historically, disadvantaged pupils have not done as well as their peers.”
- “However, teachers do not consistently use effective methods to check pupils' learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 73 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Hopton Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Old Bank Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Diamond Wood Community Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Roberttown CofE Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published