St Jude's Catholic Primary School
Bishopsfield Road, Fareham, PO14 1ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Wall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 116376
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329235131
About this school
St Jude's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Jude's Catholic 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 31 | 29 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 76% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 17% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 90% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 93% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 83% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Catholic 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Jude's Catholic Primary School compares
St Jude's Catholic Primary School ranked 115th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.9% | 19.5% | 221 | — |
| Wallisdean Infant School | — | 4.7% | 25% | 134 | 0.2 miles |
| Wallisdean Junior School | 61% | 4.4% | 35.3% | 228 | 0.2 miles |
| Ranvilles Junior School | 79% | 4% | 21.1% | 243 | 0.6 miles |
| Ranvilles Infant School | — | 4.3% | 11.3% | 174 | 0.6 miles |
| Uplands Primary School | 75% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 308 | 0.8 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)
- 19.46%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wallisdean Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Wallisdean Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Ranvilles Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Ranvilles Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Uplands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Fareham
Other schools in Fareham
St Jude's Catholic Primary School ranks 12th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Fareham.
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
- Northern Infant School Primary
- Northern Junior School Primary
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
- Orchard Lea Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Jude's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Jude's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Jude's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Sarah Wall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Jude's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Jude's Catholic 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 Catholic Primary School?
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Jude's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 221 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. 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 Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Jude's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does St Jude's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Jude's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Jude's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Jude's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Jude's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School ranked 115th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% 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 Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Jude's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Jude's Catholic 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.