St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester·CW8 3BY
Composite score
55.6
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#5,288
National rank
#698
In North West
#33
In Cheshire West and Chester
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 16 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
30
any preference, for 16 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
175
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,366
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 175 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 73% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham their first choice was offered one of its 16 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 20.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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