St Bede's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 12 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
Hampshire
Unique reference
116380
Address
Popley Way, RG24 9DX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
451 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.2%
Girls
50.8%
First language not English
54.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.1%
Persistent absence
5.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.7%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Mixed10%
Indian12%
Other White18.6%
African20.4%
White British27.9%
Other Asian
6.2%
Unclassified
1.6%
Other
1.3%
Pakistani
0.7%
Other Black
0.7%
Chinese
0.4%
Caribbean
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAbove average2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
85%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
21%
Local authority average
9%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
110
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
109
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
70
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
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 classes32.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher34
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
30
30
Year 1
60
30
30
Year 2
59
26
33
Year 3
68
35
33
Year 4
68
38
30
Year 5
68
31
37
Year 6
68
32
36
Year 2024-2025