St Jude's Church of England Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~433m)Possible (~619m)Unlikely (~805m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Andrew Rojas
Pupils:168 / 210 capacity
LA:Lambeth
Phone:02072742883
Address:Regent Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0EL
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:100616
UKPRN:10074730
Diocese:Diocese of Southwark
Constituency:Dulwich and West Norwood
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Jude's creates a happy, safe environment where children are proud to learn. Teachers deliver reading and maths particularly well, building strong foundations from early on. The school enriches pupils' learning with many clubs, trips, and opportunities to develop responsibility and understand different cultures.

Key Strengths

  • Strong phonics teaching and love of reading throughout the school with high-quality texts
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs allowing them to access the same curriculum
  • Calm, positive behaviour and respectful relationships between staff and pupils
  • Teachers use strong subject knowledge to help pupils understand complex concepts
  • Many enrichment activities, visits, and clubs including coding club and school council roles

Areas for Improvement

  • Early years curriculum planning does not break down children's learning into small steps or identify key vocabulary
  • Some newer subjects lack coherently sequenced curriculum identifying key knowledge from early years through Year 6
  • Workload concerns remain for a minority of staff despite recent improvements

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a strong culture of safeguarding, regular meetings to discuss concerns, appropriate staff training, and clear systems for pupils to report worries.

Extracurricular Activities

Coding club, school council, digital ambassadors, play leaders at lunchtime, well-being leads, enrichment activities and visits

St Jude's Church of England Primary School is a Good school where leaders create a nurturing environment and pupils enjoy learning. However, the early years provision requires improvement, particularly in how curriculum knowledge is planned and sequenced.

At a Glance

24.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-3ppWriting-4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 91%. Maths has remained stable at around 73%. Writing has declined from 59% to 55%.

Class Sizes

26.5

Avg class size

26.0

Infant (KS1)

27.0

KS2

6

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

1 unlawfully large infant class

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Herne Hill Rail Station
221m · 4 min walk
Herne Hill Station (Entrance)
222m · 4 min walk

Bus Stops

Regent Road (SE24) (->N)
88m · 1 min walk
Brockwell Lido (Stop P)
112m · 2 min walk
Milton Road (SE24) (Stop R)
186m · 3 min walk
Dulwich Road (->W)
205m · 3 min walk
Herne Hill Station (Stop L)
255m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

80%

Available places

168 pupils

210 capacity

42 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Lambeth

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

2,675

Applications

2,122

Got 1st preference

82.9%

Got preferred school

96.2%

Primary admissions across Lambeth (2025/26)

Inspection History(105)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.02403%

Overall absence

11.76471%

Persistent absence

136

Enrolments

Authorised3.6277%
Unauthorised1.39633%
Persistent (10%+)11.76471%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.53354%
18/19
3.34403%
20/21
6.00615%
21/22
6.99925%
22/23
5.75809%
23/24
5.02403%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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