St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Front Street
Sacriston
Durham
County Durham
DH7 6AB
Phone 01913710272
Reference Number 148204

St Bede’s Catholic Primary School in Sacriston is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains in its first inspection since converting to academy status. The school provides a safe and caring learning environment with a strong emphasis on Christian values and inclusivity. Leaders maintain high expectations for pupil behavior and conduct, resulting in minimal disruption and a calm atmosphere conducive to learning. The curriculum promotes ambitious learning goals for all pupils, including those with special educational needs, and there is a commendable focus on developing reading and mathematics skills during early years education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 91
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.15%
Girls: 53.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 5 14
2 6 9 15
3 9 7 16
4 4 7 11
5 6 9 15
6 3 6 9

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.2%
Indian 7.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Sep 2023
Date Report
19 Sep 2023 School inspection:
06 Nov 2020 Academy conversion letter
14 Mar 2019 Short inspection
Previously as St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sacriston
14 Mar 2019 Short inspection
10 Dec 2014 Full inspection:
10 Dec 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
08 Dec 2009 Full inspection:
08 Dec 2009 Full inspection:
02 May 2007 Full inspection:
02 May 2007 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2000 Full inspection
04 Dec 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • The school has a safe and caring environment for learning.
  • High expectations for pupil behavior and conduct.
  • Strong emphasis on reading and mathematics, especially in early years.
  • Inclusive ethos supports all pupils, including those with SEND.
  • Pupils engage in a wide range of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent sequencing of the curriculum across some foundation subjects.
  • Not all subjects have effective assessment to check pupil understanding.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 78%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.2
Writing -0.6
Maths -4.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 1
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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