Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Main Road
Jacksdale
Selston
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG16 5JU
Phone 01773783930
Reference Number 122580

Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School is currently rated as 'Requires Improvement,' reflecting challenges in the quality of education and leadership, despite some positive aspects. The school provides a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and happy, and there are high expectations for pupil behavior and personal development. However, there are concerns regarding the curriculum's effectiveness, particularly in early years and in addressing knowledge gaps across subjects. The school's ability to prepare pupils for subsequent educational stages is hampered by these issues.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 184
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.26%
Girls: 46.74%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 10 23
2 8 12 20
3 16 14 30
4 10 14 24
5 17 9 26
6 20 10 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.6%
Unclassified 2.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 19 Mar 2024
Date Report
19 Mar 2024 School inspection:
21 Nov 2018 Short inspection
11 Feb 2015 Full inspection:
20 May 2013 Monitoring visit
12 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
09 May 2012 Curriculum and development visit
30 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
15 Apr 2008 Full inspection:
17 Nov 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy and safe in a welcoming school environment.
  • High ambitions for pupils' reading skills with effective early reading curriculum.
  • Supportive and nurturing relationships in early years provision.
  • Inclusive approach to teaching, especially for pupils with SEND.
  • Strong relationships with parents and carers.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum development is still a work in progress.
  • Pupils struggle to build on prior learning due to gaps in knowledge.
  • Inconsistent checks on pupils' learning and understanding.
  • Need for clearer guidance on curriculum sequence and coherence.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.8
Writing -2.6
Maths -3.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 3 2

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