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Jesse Gray Primary School

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

personMr Chris Belton

location_onNottingham, NG2 7DD

language Visit Website phone 1159748002

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

425

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Jesse Gray Primary School is a Community school primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Jesse Gray Primary School is a community school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 420 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #84 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #4,918 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%

Reading89% LA 74%

Writing85% LA 71%

Maths92% LA 74%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 1.0

-1.2

Write

LA 0.2

-2.8 to 0.3

0.0

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.2

0.6 to 3.7

2.0

Write

LA 0.3

0.6 to 3.5

1.4

Maths

LA -0.1

0.0 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 63%

Reading92% LA 74%

Writing91% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.3

-1.3 to 1.3

0.9

Write

LA 0.2

-0.3 to 2.1

0.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 January 2022

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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21 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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24 May 2007

Inspection Report

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14 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-09-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-09-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-05-24

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 420 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	420	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	423	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	424	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	424	2	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	427	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	424	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	431	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	449	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	458	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils