St Bede Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
136889
Address
Morris Green Lane, BL3 3LJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
660 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
29.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.8%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 36.8%
Indian 22.3%
Pakistani 16.4%
Mixed 8%
African 7.4%
Other White 3.3%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 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

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
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 Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
72
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
70
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
70
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
32
18
14
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
13
6
7
Reception, Full-time
80
44
36
Year 1
86
52
34
Year 2
88
36
52
Year 3
90
47
43
Year 4
90
51
39
Year 5
90
51
39
Year 6
91
47
44
Year 2024-2025

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