St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy, Wolverhampton

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly at this school."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders place inclusion at the heart of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are highly ambitious for pupils and understand their duty of care exceptionally well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have thoughtfully designed a broad programme for pupils' personal development."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders monitor attendance rigorously and place a clear emphasis on promoting positive attitudes towards attending school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a detailed and accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years environment provides children with an inviting and stimulating place in which to learn."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently address pupils' errors in transcription and handwriting so that these errors do not persist"; "Leaders should ensure that staff in early years consistently engage children in purposeful interactions that develop children's language and communication".

In its own words: "Welcome to St Jude’s C of E Primary Academy. St Jude’s C of E Primary Academy is a vibrant school that serves a richly diverse multi cultural community where pupils come from a range of social and economic backgrounds. St Jude’s is situated in the mid-west of the city and operates as a two form entry Primary."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama and film.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (88% in reading, 84% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); Merridale Primary School (0.7 miles); SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 71% maths); and St Michael's CofE Primary Academy (0.7 miles).

St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy is one of 19 schools run by St Chad's Academies Trust, an academy trust.

29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (79%).

43.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (37%), Black (25%) and Mixed (18%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hatton Road (before), 30 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy are Wolverhampton Girls' High School (0.1 miles), St Edmund's Catholic Academy (0.3 miles), St Peter's Collegiate Academy (0.4 miles) and St Regis Church of England Academy (1.4 miles).