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St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Kingsway, Thompson Street East, Darlington DL1 3ES · stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk · 01325 466411

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
64%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Darlington 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
322
33 over 289 places · 111%
Local authority
Darlington
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
11.7%
First language not English
8.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 47 (Places 45)47September 2023: 39 (Places 39)39September 2024: 28 (Places 32)28September 2025: 39 (Places 39)39September 2026: 49 (Places 45)49Places 45
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202645491.1▲88%
September 2025Sept 202539391100%
September 2024Sept 202432280.9100%
September 2023Sept 202339391100%
September 2022Sept 202245471▲96%

Results

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Darlington it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 41% (England 53%)41%2016/17: 57% (England 61%)57%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 65% (England 65%)65%2022/23: 44% (England 60%)44%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 64% (England 62%)64%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●64%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●106105
●106105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Bede's Catholic Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
3 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Mar 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
93%
Replies
58
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲73% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 26% who had a child bullied

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