St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 14 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
- South Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 148486
- Address
- Claypath Lane, NE33 4PG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 237 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 22.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 70.9%
Mixed 12.6%
Bangladeshi 5.1%
African 3.8%
Other 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other White 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.1
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAbove average2.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 8%
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
Admissions
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 6 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 10 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 27 10 17 |
| Year 2 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 3 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 4 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 5 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 6 | 31 15 16 |