Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA)
School Street, Dudley, DY1 2AQ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Jesson's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Lea
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 732
- URN
- 103845
- Local authority
- Dudley
About this school
Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Dudley. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 732 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 715 |
| 2023/24 | 732 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) compares
Its absence rate was lower than 42% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 26.2% | 732 | — |
| Jesson's Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.8% | 28.8% | 703 | 0.0 miles |
| Blowers Green Primary School | 87% | 5% | 35.6% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| Priory Primary School | 43% | 8.2% | 47.8% | 547 | 0.6 miles |
| Milking Bank Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 12.6% | 464 | 0.8 miles |
| Wrens Nest Primary School | 67% | 7.6% | 56.1% | 537 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.2%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jesson's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Blowers Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Priory Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Milking Bank Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Wrens Nest Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
- Alder Coppice Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
- Dudley Wood Primary School Primary
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kates Hill Primary School Primary
- Milking Bank Primary School Primary
- Netherbrook Primary School Primary
- Netherton CofE Primary School Primary
- Northfield Road Primary School Primary
- Priory Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) teach?
- Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Dudley.
- Has Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA)?
- Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA) had 732 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jesson's CofE Primary School (VA)'s key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2024.