St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy

St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy is performing exceptionally well, with pupils achieving highly and making significant progress from their starting points. The school has strong leadership that prioritizes inclusion and tailors support to meet the diverse needs of its pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. The personal development programme is well-designed, promoting resilience, independence, and a sense of community among students. The school's commitment to maintaining strong attendance and creating a positive learning environment is noteworthy, leading to high pupil morale and engagement.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly from early years and demonstrate strong knowledge in key subjects.
• Targeted support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities is effective.
• A strong culture of safeguarding ensures pupils feel safe and valued.
• The school's personal development programme fosters resilience and independence.
• Leaders prioritize the needs of disadvantaged pupils with personalized support.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently address transcription and handwriting errors.

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 Church of England Primary Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.2% of pupils at St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Church of England Primary Academy had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 12.0% of pupils at St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 2024–25 St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy received £6,722 and spent £7,127 for each of its 476 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £266,000 (£559 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of St Chad'S Academies Trust, income was £6,975 and spending £7,330 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy is part of St Chad'S Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Trinity CofE Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Havergal CofE (C) Primary School Wolverhampton
• Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford
• St John's Church of England Primary Academy Wednesbury
• All Saints National Academy Walsall
• Birchills Church of England Community Academy Walsall
• St Mary's CofE First Academy Wheaton Aston
• St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Walsall
• Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Telford
• Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Rugeley

What is St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy have?

St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy has 490 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy cover?

St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy?

St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy is at Paget Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0DT.