St Jude's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.993 miles
Published by Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Jude's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Jude's CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.993 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.440 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.857 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.408 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.297 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.415 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.376 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.487 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered, 0.993 miles, was the 2nd longest of the 16 Portsmouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Distances have swung sharply, most of all from 2025 to 2026, and the 2026 Reception figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Nicholas Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2NZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud ambassadors of their school.”
- “They are keen to share what is special about their school and talk positively about the range of clubs and activities on offer.”
- “The strong music offer in school supports pupils’ wider development.”
To improve
- “Due to weaknesses in some areas, pupils do not always achieve as well as they could.”
- “Currently, some subjects, such as physical education and music, are more developed than others.”
- “Other subjects are in a transitional phase, resulting in a disconnect between the old and new systems.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Southsea Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published