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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL1 3ESSt Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL1 3ES www.stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk

Pupils
320
cap. 289
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
320
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
320
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/02/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+1pp
65%55%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
5%
-1pp
19%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
320
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Kingsway, Thompson Street East, Darlington, DL1 3ES
Local authority
Darlington
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
2024/2564%5%67%40%86%14%81%29%86%69%106.0106.0106.017%320
2023/2463%6%91%20%80%9%74%20%77%71%105.0103.0103.013%322
2022/2344%4%71%27%62%16%64%18%87%71%104.0103.0103.0-2.80-2.90-3.5011%330
2018/1965%19%81%23%81%26%77%26%84%81%104.0104.0105.0+1.70+2.80+1.906%305
2017/1863%3%77%23%80%20%77%20%87%87%105.0104.0106.0+0.00+0.10-0.409%304
2016/1757%3%70%27%70%7%67%13%77%67%103.0102.0104.0-0.90-2.00-1.507%286

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
2024/2532023.917%8%15%4%8%
2023/2432220.413%6%14%5%12%
2022/2333025.211%6%13%6%21%
2021/2232826.18%5%14%6%16%
2020/2132932.58%5%15%
2018/1930529.86%5%14%4%6%
2017/1830427.29%6%16%4%7%
2016/1728637.57%3%16%3%5%

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