St Bede's Catholic Middle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 9 - 13 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Unique reference
- 141064
- Address
- Holloway Lane, B98 7HA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 647 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 34.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 53.5%
Other White 17.3%
Pakistani 12.2%
Mixed 6.4%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAbove average1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 5 | 162 84 78 |
| Year 6 | 157 71 86 |
| Year 7 | 163 83 80 |
| Year 8 | 165 95 70 |