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St Jude's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Wall

location_onFareham, PO14 1ND

language Visit Website phone 1329235131

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Jude's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Fareham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Jude's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Fareham, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #129 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #6,618 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%

Reading71% LA 74%

Writing91% LA 71%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.6

-3.3 to 1.4

-2.1

Write

LA -0.7

-4.4 to 0.2

2.4

Maths

LA -1.3

0.1 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA -0.3

0.2 to 4.8

2.9

Write

LA -0.3

0.8 to 5.0

3.5

Maths

LA -1.0

1.5 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 67%

Reading70% LA 78%

Writing70% LA 80%

Maths75% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-4 to 1.4

-2.2

Write

LA -0.1

-4.8 to 0.4

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-3 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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14 May 2019

Inspection Report

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15 July 2015

Inspection Report

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15 March 2012

Inspection Report

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05 May 2009

Inspection Report

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18 January 2006

Inspection Report

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20 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-07-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 221 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	221	3	1.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	213	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	175	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils