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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Whickham View, Denton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE15 7HP · stbcps.co.uk · 0191 274 3430
On the mapSearch near NE15 7HP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.24 mi
- 0.39 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
- First language not English
- 35.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.24 mi (390 m) from the school. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.24 mi0.39 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108505)
Ofsted
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- 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, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108505), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108505)
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108505)
Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108505)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 73
- 35% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (25%) with SEND