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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextURN 116344

St Jude's CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Portsmouth · PO1 2NZ

Ages 4–11 · 407 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-09-09

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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
373

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
99
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill97%

407 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
407
Boys / girls
216 / 191
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
407 / 420 (97%)
Free school meals
29.2%
FSM pupils
119
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Colette Pidgeon

Location

Address
St Nicholas Street
Postcode
PO1 2NZ
Town
Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Portsmouth
District
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
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 controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 407 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).

Open schools in Portsmouth
54
Primary schools in Portsmouth
35
Academies among open schools in Portsmouth
69% (37)
Open schools in PO1
12
Primary in PO1
7
Open schools in Portsmouth LA
67
Primary in Portsmouth LA
45

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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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Colette Pidgeon
Telephone
02392824061
Website
www.st-judes.portsmouth.sch.uk/

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