Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available

Crossways Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jo Geoghegan

location_onBristol, BS35 2HQ

language Visit Website phone 1454866566

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

180

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Crossways Infant School is a Community school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 5-7. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Crossways Infant School is a community school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 5-7. The school has approximately 175 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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07 June 2022

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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04 June 2013

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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07 March 2007

Inspection Report

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09 December 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-06-04

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-03-07

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 175 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	175	1	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	170	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	175	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	175	1	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	173	2	1.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	182	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	169	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	166	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	144	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	142	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	152	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	148	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

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Crossways Infant School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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