St Bede's Catholic Junior School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 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
- 307 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.0%
- Girls
- 55.0%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 10.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.9%
White British 93.2%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 1.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 18%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 3 | 80 39 41 |
| Year 4 | 76 31 45 |
| Year 5 | 74 40 34 |
| Year 6 | 77 28 49 |