St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

St Bede’s Catholic Primary School has been rated as 'Good' overall during its first routine inspection in over 15 years. The school demonstrates a positive and nurturing environment where pupils are eager to learn and express fondness for their peers and teachers. High expectations for pupil achievement have mostly been met, and the strong emphasis on personal development and community involvement stands out. The school has effectively identified and supported pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, ensuring they can thrive academically and socially.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a warm and caring school environment.
• High expectations for pupil achievement are mostly realized.
• The school provides effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils engage in a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and preparing pupils for citizenship.

Areas for Improvement

• The early years curriculum is not delivered thoroughly in some areas, limiting children's learning.
• Some subjects lack clarity in the order of content delivery, hindering knowledge building.
• Teachers' checks on pupils’ learning are less effective in a few subjects, leading to gaps in knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.2% of pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham received £7,278 and spent £7,637 for each of its 151 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £50,000 (£331 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham last inspected by Ofsted?

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham have?

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham has 151 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham cover?

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham?

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham is at Keepers Lane, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3BY.