St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

School overview

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is a primary school serving South Shields, South Tyneside, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 237 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 91% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (33 first choices for 30 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. 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.