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St Jude's Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 205 pupils Birmingham
Ofsted: Good
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St Jude's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Birmingham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 205 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Jude's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022. In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: December 2022. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address St Jude's Close
Maypole
Birmingham
West Midlands
B14 5PD
Phone 01214645069
Reference Number 103463

General Makeup

Number of pupils 205
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.27%
Girls: 50.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 64.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 26.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 13 27
2 15 11 26
3 12 17 29
4 11 17 28
5 18 9 27
6 12 14 26

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 37.6%
African 24.4%
Mixed, Other 9.3%
Caribbean 5.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Indian 2.4%
White & Black (African) 2%
White, Other 1.5%
Chinese 1%
Irish 1%
White & Asian 0.5%

St Jude's Catholic Primary School provides a good quality of education, characterized by a safe and nurturing environment that supports the academic and personal development of its pupils. The leadership team has successfully implemented strong curricular planning across subjects, ensuring that students, including those with special educational needs, are well supported in their learning. Parents appreciate the school's dedication to their children's education, and the school promotes a sense of responsibility among pupils through various roles and extracurricular activities.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Nov 2022
Date Report
02 Nov 2022 School inspection:
29 Sep 2021 School inspection
20 Sep 2016 Short inspection
13 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
18 Oct 2006 Full inspection:
12 Nov 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong leadership ensures a safe and caring learning atmosphere.
  • Effective planning has improved learning in foundation subjects.
  • Rich curriculum with diverse extracurricular activities.
  • Pupils show respect for others and behave well in classes.
  • Well-trained staff provide supportive learning for SEND pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent assessment methods in some foundation subjects and early years.
  • New subject leaders require further training and support.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 25%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 109

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.4
Writing 0.7
Maths 1.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Jude's Catholic Primary School had 189 pupils for 210 places. 21 places (10.0%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “P4” planning area

Birmingham counted 307 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 286 in 2029–30, down 7%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 162169173184193201203198200196190187193200189
Unfilled 22.9%19.5%17.6%12.4%8.1%4.3%3.3%5.7%4.8%6.7%9.5%11.0%8.1%4.8%10.0%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Jude's Catholic Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.3%3.7%3.1%3.0%3.2%3.4%4.3%4.5%5.1%4.4%4.3%
Unauthorised absence 1.3%1.6%1.6%2.7%2.7%2.1%1.3%1.4%1.7%1.6%1.2%
Severely absent pupils 0.6%0.5%0.5%1.1%0.6%1.1%2.9%2.3%2.8%1.6%1.2%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Jude's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 3.00.01.20.01.12.62.42.74.61.41.42.90.00.50.50.0
Permanent exclusions 1000001002010001

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Jude's Catholic Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 9.710.09.210.99.510.310.49.910.510.410.911.110.912.811.510.7
Teachers who left state teaching 10.2%0.0%9.3%7.8%8.8%3.7%7.6%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%9.6%6.4%3.7%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 33.3%66.7%66.7%61.5%57.1%69.2%60.0%53.8%50.0%–41.7%45.5%50.0%64.3%76.9%–
Sick days per teacher 12.32.61.23.01.71.52.82.15.4–3.79.36.37.63.6–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.5% of pupils at St Jude's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 19 0
Social, emotional and mental health 10 0
Moderate learning difficulty 9 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 1
Hearing impairment 2 0
Physical disability 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Jude's Catholic Primary School received £8,847 and spent £8,731 for each of its 196 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £267,000 (£1,362 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £49,000£134,000£199,000£247,000£207,000£258,000£244,000£267,000
per pupil £235£681£991£1,290£1,051£1,244£1,209£1,362
In-year balance -£67,000£85,000£65,000£48,000-£40,000£51,000-£14,000£23,000
per pupil -£319£431£323£252-£203£246-£69£116

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Jude's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Jude's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was St Jude's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Jude's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does St Jude's Catholic Primary School have?

St Jude's Catholic Primary School has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Jude's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Jude's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Jude's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Jude's Catholic Primary School?

St Jude's Catholic Primary School is at St Jude's Close, Maypole, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 5PD.

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