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St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Academy
Holloway Lane, Redditch B98 7HA · st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk · 01527 525916
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Worcestershire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2021
- Pupils
- 646
- 6 over 640 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- First language not English
- 36.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2021, 3 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Worcestershire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Bede's Catholic Middle School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 66
- 10% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied