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Bede Burn Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Dene Terrace, Jarrow NE32 5NJ · bedeburnprimary.co.uk · 0191 489 7376
On the mapSearch near NE32 5NJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. South Tyneside 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 198
- 94% of 210 places
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 21 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 51 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across South Tyneside it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bede Burn Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 68
- 33% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (16%) with SEND