St Bede's Catholic Primary School

About St Bede's Catholic Primary School

St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bedlington, Northumberland, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 199 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 66% 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 20.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% 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 their first choice was offered one of its 20 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 25.6 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Bede's Catholic Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.