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St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Voluntary aided
Leigh Avenue, Widnes WA8 6EL · stbedesinfants.co.uk · 0151 424 3112
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 223
- 99% of 225 places
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 59 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 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 75 | 78 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 66 | 62 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 74 | 76 | 1▲ | 91% |
Ofsted
St Bede's Catholic Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 24 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 24 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 54
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 44% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied