John Ray Infant School

Pupils

Pupils

335

Capacity

360

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

Free school meals

23%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

13.5

Teaching assistants (FTE)

12.1

Leadership (FTE)

2

Part-time teachers

47%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

How do I apply for a place at John Ray Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at John Ray Infant School?

John Ray Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is John Ray Junior School, next door. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for John Ray Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near John Ray Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when John Ray Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.

How many pupils are at John Ray Infant School?

John Ray Infant School had 335 pupils aged 2 to 7 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 360. It is a mixed school.