Voluntary aided school · Birmingham

St Jude's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103463URN

St Jude's Close, Maypole, Birmingham, B14 5PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

38 applications for 20 places · 243rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

2 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
30 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2025	22	35	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2024	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2023	21	44	2.1	15	0.71
Sep 2022	20	45	2.3	20	1.00
Sep 2021	22	54	2.5	23	1.05
Sep 2020	28	57	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2019	21	64	3.1	16	0.76
Sep 2018	27	48	1.8	23	0.85
Sep 2017	25	57	2.3	17	0.68
Sep 2016	28	47	1.7	19	0.68
Sep 2015	20	25	1.3	19	0.95
Sep 2014	21	35	1.7	14	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%31st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard57%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	25%	108	109
2023/24	72%	3%	106	104
2022/23	64%	7%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Jude's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hollywood Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

2026

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Grendon Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bells Farm Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Broadmeadow Infant School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.0applications per place
Highters Heath Community School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Special measures 2025

3.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103463 · 330/3377
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 64.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Jude's Close, Maypole, Birmingham, B14 5PD
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources