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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCW8 3BYSt Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham
Primary

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Northwich · CW8 3BY http://www.st-bedes.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
175
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 31/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+10pp
84%74%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
12%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
175
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Keepers Lane, Weaverham, Northwich, CW8 3BY
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
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
2024/2573%7%90%50%80%7%87%33%90%93%109.0107.0109.014%175
2023/2463%7%90%37%80%10%80%20%90%87%107.0105.0106.014%190
2022/2370%3%93%43%77%7%93%37%90%97%108.0107.0107.0+1.80-0.90+1.8012%192
2018/1984%12%92%40%88%12%88%36%88%92%108.0106.0109.0+2.90-0.20+0.106%200
2017/1870%11%93%41%81%19%78%22%81%89%108.0104.0109.0+2.10-0.10-0.405%203
2016/1770%13%80%33%70%17%83%20%83%90%106.0105.0107.0+1.90-1.00-0.104%202

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
2024/2517520.314%10%8%4%7%
2023/2419021.614%10%10%4%7%
2022/2319220.412%9%10%5%8%
2021/2219821.112%9%10%6%17%
2020/2119420.211%7%12%
2018/1920020.86%4%10%3%2%
2017/1820321.95%5%8%3%3%
2016/1720221.44%5%7%3%3%

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