Jesson's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Dudley
School Street, Dudley, DY1 2AQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 07/02/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
22.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
703
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
630 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
64 of 64 families who put it first got an offer
79
Places offered
105
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 64 | 64 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 25 | 6 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 105 | 70 | 67% |
Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Lea
- Address
- School Street, Dudley, DY1 2AQ
- Phone
- 01384816825
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward / constituency
- St. James's · Dudley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150955
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
703 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 588 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 42% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 1% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Dudley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.