Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

4.942 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	4.942 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 4.942 miles away, the 46th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years.
In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception 2026, 4 of the 31 applications (13%) came from families living outside Nottinghamshire, and 4 offers went to them.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Main Road, Jacksdale, Selston, Nottingham, NG16 5JU
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 174 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 31% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026

Strengths

“Jacksdale is a friendly and inclusive school.”
“Pupils receive a warm welcome each day from staff, who greet them with a cheery smile.”
“Pupils feel safe and secure because staff know them well and provide high levels of care.”

To improve

“However, pupils' achievement in reading, writing and mathematics has been inconsistent over time.”
“Staff do not use assessment consistently well to check pupils’ knowledge and understanding.”
“As a result, a small proportion of pupils make repeated errors.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	55%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Westwood Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Brinsley Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Underwood Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bagthorpe Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
Springbank Academy 3.2 mi Good Last distance published