Crowlees Junior and Infant School
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| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | |
| Religious affiliation | Church of England |
| Headteacher | D Hardcastle |
| Location | Parker Lane Mirfield West Yorkshire WF14 9PD England |
| LEA | Kirklees |
| Ofsted number | 107725 |
| Students | 419 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 5 to 11 |
| Website | Official site |
Crowlees Church of England (Controlled) Junior and Infant School is a voluntary controlled primary co-educational day school that educates around 420 children aged 5-11. It is situated off Parker Lane in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England.
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[edit] Academic standards
In the report of the March 2007 Ofsted inspection the school was assessed as 'Grade 1 - Outstanding'.[1] Ofsted described the school as "This is an outstanding school. It has maintained high standards and continued to improve since its last inspection. ... The leadership and management, including governance, are first rate. ... The quality of teaching is outstanding and pupils achieve very well during their time at Crowlees. ... The curriculum is outstanding with particular strengths in the development of literacy and numeracy skills."[2]
Exceptionally, the school was also rated outstanding in every component part of the inspection.
This follows on from results of tests in 2002 that showed that the school was in the top 5% in the country.[3]
[edit] CO Incident
In February 2007 a pupil at the school died in his home in a carbon monoxide incident that prompted a major advertising campaign.[4]
[edit] Notable pupils
- Final year pupil Alex Trigg sang solo on BBC TV's Songs of Praise on 6 July 2003.[5]
- Laura Lockwood was an actress in the TV programmes The League Of Gentlemen and Innocence in 2001-02.[6]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Patrick Stewart, actor.[7] Cecil Dormand, the English teacher credited with first encouraging Stewart to study Shakespeare, started his teaching career at Crowlees.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "11 schools awarded big plus by Ofsted", Hazel Ettienne, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 17 October 2007
- ^ "Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School", Ofsted, 27 March 2007
- ^ "Mirfield pupils among top 5% in country", Jane Yelland, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1 February 2003
- ^ "Bus posters warn of killer gas dangers", Joanne Ginley, Yorkshire Post, 12 February 2007
- ^ "Schoolboy sings solo for TV hymn", The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 30 June 2003
- ^ "Playing the part to make the grade", The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 8 May 2002
- ^ "Heartfelt hello from an old pal... Hollywood star Patrick calls after message", Jenny Parkin, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 19 December 2003
- ^ "Theatrical story of awards trio", The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 15 November 2004
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