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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA2 7DSSt Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · Carlisle · CA2 7DS www.stbedes.cumbria.sch.uk/

Pupils
222
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+17pp
68%53%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
10%
+3pp
21%12%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
47%
SPAG expected standard
57%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
222
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Strathclyde Avenue, Carlisle, CA2 7DS
Local authority
Cumberland
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
2024/2557%10%70%27%63%10%70%20%47%57%103.0103.0102.017%222
2023/2440%7%60%20%47%7%63%20%57%67%102.0103.0102.022%235
2022/2338%3%62%17%48%10%62%14%59%59%104.0104.0103.0-1.30-2.80-1.2022%230
2018/1962%12%77%19%65%23%81%27%69%85%105.0105.0109.0+1.50+0.10+1.0022%228
2017/1868%21%79%37%74%32%89%32%79%84%107.0107.0108.0+3.90+0.20+3.6026%222
2016/1740%4%60%24%56%4%88%40%72%68%104.0109.0108.0-0.40-3.30+3.0027%215

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
2024/2522219.617%33%26%5%12%
2023/2423521.022%25%30%6%13%
2022/2323019.822%21%29%6%25%
2021/2223118.625%19%30%7%24%
2020/2123319.726%17%25%
2018/1922820.422%17%31%5%12%
2017/1822218.326%18%30%4%9%
2016/1721518.427%16%35%5%16%

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