Voluntary controlled school · Portsmouth

St Jude's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116344URN

St Nicholas Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2NZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2019

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Portsmouth median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Portsmouth

112 applications for 60 places · 31st of 36 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2019

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

3 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
12 February 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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

0.3 below Portsmouth median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

112 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2025 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2018 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2017 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.4
2016 2.5; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2015 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.1
2014 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.3

This school
Portsmouth 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	60	112	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2025	60	132	2.2	70	1.17
Sep 2024	60	99	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	116	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	103	1.7	59	0.98
Sep 2021	60	105	1.8	71	1.18
Sep 2020	59	130	2.2	68	1.15
Sep 2019	60	135	2.3	74	1.23
Sep 2018	60	131	2.2	72	1.20
Sep 2017	60	130	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2016	60	147	2.5	81	1.35
Sep 2015	60	142	2.4	66	1.10
Sep 2014	60	144	2.4	77	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 68% · Maths 62% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%19th of 32 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Portsmouth 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Portsmouth 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Portsmouth 69% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Portsmouth 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Portsmouth 69% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Portsmouth 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Portsmouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	2%	104	103
2023/24	62%	2%	105	104
2022/23	62%	11%	108	107

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 CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Portsmouth

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
1.0 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
1.4 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Southsea Infant School
1.5 km · Portsmouth

2026

5.3applications per place
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Portsmouth

Good2022

3.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Portsmouth

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
1.8 km · Portsmouth

2026

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
1.8 km · Portsmouth

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116344 · 851/3212
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 29.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Nicholas Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2NZ
Local authority: Portsmouth

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