Central Street Infant and Nursery School
Central Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Central Street Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Hebden Bridge for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 112 schools in Calderdale. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 16 November 2022, report published 18 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 16 November 2022
There is a strong sense of community in this school. Pupils experience an ethos of care, kindness and calm. Pupils trust the adults in the school and know that they are there to help them. Pupils feel safe and know that it is important for them to help other pupils feel safe too. They look for opportunities to help each other in classrooms and around school. Pupils talk about how important it is to have 'kind hands, kind feet and kind words'. Pupils talk about the school 'promises' and how these help them to make good choices in classrooms and about how they treat other people. They understand that all people deserve to be treated equally. Bullying rarely happens in this school. Pupils recognise what bullying is and what it is not. They know that if bullying did happen, adults would sort it out. Some pupils who find behaviour more challenging are skilfully supported. Pupils move around school calmly. Relationships between adults and pupils are respectful and positive.
What the school should improve
- The early years curriculum in some areas of learning is not clearly enough defined. As a result, the support staff give is not consistently precise. Opportunities are sometimes missed to identify children in danger of falling behind their peers. Children are not as well prepared in some areas of learning for the next stage of their education. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum in the early years is carefully considered and sequenced in all areas of learning to provide a strong foundation for what they will learn in key stage 1.
- Subject leaders do not have a clear enough understanding of how the areas of learning within the early years curriculum provide a strong foundation for what they will learn in key stage 1 and beyond. As a result, children's foundational experiences in some subjects are not as relevant or beneficial as they could be to their future learning. Leaders should support subject leaders in understanding what knowledge children will gain in the early years that will help them in their subject in key stages 1 and 2.
Pupil numbers and mix
53 pupils on roll, with places for 90
Schools near Central Street Infant and Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Stubbings Infant School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Hebden Royd CofE Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Old Town Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Caswell
- Phone
- 01422842784
- Address
- Central Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HB
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- URN
- 107507
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.