John Ray Junior School

Primary · state · ages 7–11 · 439 pupils · CM7 1HL · THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS

GoodOfstedInspected Mar 2020

6%KS2 higher standardEngland median 7%

62%KS2 expected standardEngland median 64%

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30.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Its infant school (Reception to Year 2): John Ray Infant School

Results at age 11 (2024/25)

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths62% (typical 64%)

% at the higher standard in reading, writing and maths6% (typical 7%)

% meeting the expected standard, 3-year average (2023–2025)58% (typical 62%)

Average scaled scores: reading 105, maths 103.

How hard is it to get in?

No applications figures of its own. Most of its Year 3 places usually go to children from John Ray Infant School, so getting into the infant school is normally the way in.

John Ray Infant School, Reception in September 2026: 89 families put it first for 90 places (1.0 first choices per place); 99% of them got a place.

Money

£5,227spent per pupil (typical primary £7,238)

83%of spending on staff, 46% on teachers

£573krevenue reserve (21.2% of a year's income)

£420ksurplus in the year

Income £2.7m, spending £2.3m (September 2024 to August 2025, 436 pupils).

Run by The Compass Partnership of Schools, a trust of 14 academies and 5,328 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £7.0m, 12.7% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Scaled scores: 100 is the expected standard and 120 is the top.
The DfE publishes applications figures only for entry to Reception and Year 7, and a junior school takes pupils at Year 3. The council's admissions team publishes how many applied and the furthest distance offered.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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