St Jude's CofE Primary School
St Nicholas Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Colette Pidgeon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 407
- URN
- 116344
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392824061
About this school
St Jude's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 407 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Jude's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 62% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 87% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 85% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Jude's CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Jude's CofE Primary School compares
St Jude's CofE Primary School ranked 22nd of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.1% | 29.7% | 407 | — |
| Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 5.5% | 46% | 462 | 0.5 miles |
| St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | 69% | 6.4% | 55.8% | 274 | 0.6 miles |
| Ark Ayrton Primary Academy | 78% | 6.2% | 63.3% | 495 | 0.8 miles |
| Southsea Infant School | — | 5.7% | 16.4% | 167 | 1.0 miles |
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.4% | 30.1% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.68%
- English as an additional language
- 35%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Southsea
-
St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Southsea Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Southsea
-
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
St Jude's CofE Primary School ranks 18th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Portsmouth.
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Jude's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Jude's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Jude's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Jude's CofE Primary School is Miss Colette Pidgeon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Jude's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Jude's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Jude's CofE Primary School?
- St Jude's CofE Primary School has 407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Jude's CofE Primary School full?
- St Jude's CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 407 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Jude's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Jude's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).
- Does St Jude's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Jude's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Jude's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Jude's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- St Jude's CofE Primary School ranked 22nd of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Jude's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Jude's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Jude's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Jude's CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.