St Jude's Church of England Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
168 pupils
210 capacity
42 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Lambeth
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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.02403%
Overall absence
11.76471%
Persistent absence
136
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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