Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School
Main Road, Jacksdale, Nottingham, NG16 5JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Lewing
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 255
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 122580
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773783930
About this school
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 37 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 35% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 59% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 43% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 54% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School compares
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School ranked 172nd of 225 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 174 | — |
| Westwood Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 28% | 60 | 0.5 miles |
| Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School | 54% | 5.3% | 81.8% | 126 | 0.7 miles |
| Brinsley Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 5.2% | 24.7% | 190 | 1.4 miles |
| Riddings Junior School | 56% | 4% | 42.2% | 236 | 1.4 miles |
| Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.8% | 22.5% | 113 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report16 June 2026
- 19 March 2024
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.75%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 10.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westwood Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ironville
-
Brinsley Primary and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Riddings Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School ranks 151st of the 187 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Miss Julie Brockerton (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Miss Julie Brockerton to Mrs Julie Lewing recorded 8 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Julie Lewing, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School?
- Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School full?
- Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 255 pupils and 174 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School ranked 172nd of 225 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School'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 8 September 2026.