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St Jude's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Birmingham · B14 5PD

Ages 3–11 · 205 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.7%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
37
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

205 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
205
Boys / girls
101 / 104
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
205 / 236 (87%)
Free school meals
64.2%
FSM pupils
120
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Birmingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Bernadette Smith

Location

Address
St Jude's Close, Maypole
Postcode
B14 5PD
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 205 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 64.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B14
21
Primary in B14
14
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM37.6%
    • Demand0.94

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    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM85.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Grendon Primary School

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    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM53.7%
    • Demand1.43

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    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence5.8%
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  • Broadmeadow Infant School

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  • Highters Heath Community School

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    • Absence7.4%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Bernadette Smith
Telephone
01214645069
Website
www.stjuderc.bham.sch.uk/

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