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
14.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.2
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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