St Bede's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 138523
- Address
- Kingsway, Thompson Street East, DL1 3ES
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 320 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 80.9%
Mixed 7.2%
African 4.7%
Other White 3.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingWell below average-2.9
MathsWell below average-3.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 10 6 |
| Reception, Part-time | 5 1 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 15 14 |
| Year 1 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 2 | 45 14 31 |
| Year 3 | 44 20 24 |
| Year 4 | 45 17 28 |
| Year 5 | 38 24 14 |
| Year 6 | 42 20 22 |