St Bede's Catholic Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 5 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 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
Halton
Unique reference
111371
Address
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WA8 6EL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
308 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
47.1%
Girls
52.9%
First language not English
1.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.2%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.8%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 1.6%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 18%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
74
31
43
Year 4
75
40
35
Year 5
77
28
49
Year 6
82
46
36
Year 2023-2024

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