St Bede's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 5 2019 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
- 322 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.6%
- Girls
- 53.4%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.7%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 82.3%
Mixed 6.2%
Other White 4.7%
African 2.2%
Other Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other 0.6%
Indian 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 44%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 32
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 1 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 9 7 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 39 20 19 |
| Year 1 | 45 15 30 |
| Year 2 | 45 19 26 |
| Year 3 | 44 17 27 |
| Year 4 | 43 26 17 |
| Year 5 | 43 21 22 |
| Year 6 | 34 17 17 |