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EnglandNorth WestChorleyPR6 7EBSt Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Chorley · Chorley · PR6 7EB www.st-bedes.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
202
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-12pp
89%77%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
8%
+2pp
15%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Preston Road, Clayton Green, Chorley, PR6 7EB
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2565%8%85%31%77%12%77%23%88%88%108.0106.0111.09%202
2023/2477%6%87%32%77%10%81%23%84%81%106.0104.0106.010%211
2022/2366%3%84%31%69%13%81%19%91%84%106.0104.0105.0+1.30-0.60+0.209%207
2018/1964%14%71%29%75%21%75%21%82%82%104.0103.0107.0+0.70+0.70-1.004%201
2017/1889%15%96%52%89%22%93%48%96%93%109.0108.0113.0+2.70+0.30+2.604%200
2016/1761%6%68%32%81%16%77%13%81%71%105.0103.0104.0-1.20-1.50-3.406%208

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
2024/2520220.89%17%15%5%11%
2023/2421122.410%16%17%6%19%
2022/2320721.69%14%18%6%17%
2021/2222521.67%11%15%6%19%
2020/2120525.09%10%13%
2018/1920125.84%9%7%3%6%
2017/1820023.64%8%8%3%4%
2016/1720824.56%8%8%4%7%

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