St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 31 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
111341
Address
Keepers Lane, Weaverham, CW8 3BY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
175 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
44.0%
Girls
56.0%
First language not English
10.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
8%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.6%
Other White 4%
Mixed 4%
Chinese 4%
African 1.1%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.8
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
13
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
18
8
10
Year 1
23
14
9
Year 2
20
9
11
Year 3
28
11
17
Year 4
26
11
15
Year 5
29
12
17
Year 6
31
12
19
Year 2024-2025

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