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EnglandNorth WestHaltonWA8 6ELSt Bede's Catholic Junior School
Primary

St Bede's Catholic Junior School

Primary

Halton · WIDNES · WA8 6EL www.stbedesjuniorschool.co.uk

Pupils
307
cap. 300
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHalton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Bede's Catholic Junior School · Primary · Halton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
-6pp
79%71%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
19%
+1pp
24%18%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
31%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
307
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Appleton Village, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Local authority
Halton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%19%71%32%77%31%77%27%90%69%104.0105.0105.019%307
2023/2468%18%79%39%76%24%78%35%83%78%107.0106.0106.020%308
2022/2367%18%84%43%79%28%76%32%93%75%107.0105.0104.0+0.00+0.10-1.3020%309
2018/1979%24%89%49%85%40%91%43%88%84%108.0107.0108.0+1.40+0.70+0.0014%305
2017/1871%12%75%27%92%35%85%25%91%84%104.0105.0109.0-2.80+1.20-0.7012%305
2016/1782%14%92%38%90%22%85%23%90%84%107.0105.0107.0+1.00+0.20-1.7017%296

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530718.319%3%31%4%9%
2023/2430819.520%2%31%5%9%
2022/2330917.020%2%30%4%10%
2021/2231019.922%1%28%5%13%
2020/2131020.918%2%29%
2018/1930518.114%2%26%3%2%
2017/1830520.512%2%28%3%4%
2016/1729620.917%1%28%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.