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EnglandNorth EastSouth TynesideNE33 4PGSt Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

Primary

South Tyneside · South Shields · NE33 4PG www.stbedessouthshields.co.uk

Pupils
237
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
237
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
237
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 14/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields · Primary · South Tyneside

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+6pp
77%73%69%
'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
14%9%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
108.0
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
237
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Claypath Lane, South Shields, NE33 4PG
Local authority
South Tyneside
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
2024/2577%3%87%45%77%6%81%26%84%84%108.0106.0106.012%237
2023/2471%7%79%25%86%18%86%36%89%82%106.0106.0108.013%232
2022/2369%14%83%34%72%17%93%28%90%79%107.0107.0106.0+2.10+0.60+2.8012%233

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
2024/2523721.612%23%17%5%13%
2023/2423222.913%17%16%5%13%
2022/2323323.212%13%18%5%11%
2021/2223324.012%14%15%5%9%

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