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St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Thornton Road, Clapham Park, London SW12 0LF · stbedes.uk · 020 8674 7292
On the mapSearch near SW12 0LF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Lambeth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 143
- 61% of 235 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 53.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 9 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Bede's Catholic Primary School on 3 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good