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EnglandNorth EastNorthumberlandNE22 6EQSt Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Northumberland · Bedlington · NE22 6EQ www.st-bedes.northumberland.sch.uk

Pupils
199
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Bede's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
66%
+20pp
66%48%30%
'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
3%2%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
199
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6EQ
Local authority
Northumberland
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
2024/2566%3%72%17%76%17%76%14%83%76%103.0104.0103.012%199
2023/2446%0%64%18%68%11%64%14%82%75%103.0101.0102.08%213
2022/2330%3%53%13%63%10%33%7%77%50%100.097.099.0-3.90-1.20-6.309%228

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
2024/2519925.612%4%16%4%8%
2023/2421320.88%3%19%5%11%
2022/2322823.29%3%18%6%17%
2021/2222522.110%2%19%7%23%
2020/2123211%1%16%

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