St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

St Bede's Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, having been rated as 'Good' in all assessed areas during its first inspection. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to supporting all pupils, including those from diverse backgrounds and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). With a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and respected, the school has effectively implemented a curriculum that is ambitious for all students, fostering good achievement across subjects. The school community is engaged and contributes positively to character development through various leadership opportunities and community involvement.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to pupil welfare and support
• High levels of respect between pupils and staff
• Effective phonics teaching enabling confident reading
• Ambitious curriculum with a focus on language development
• Successful early years provision promoting social skills
• Positive partnerships with parents to support attendance
• Strong personal development programmes for pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities for applying mathematical knowledge in problem solving are insufficient
• Gaps in pupil knowledge in some foundation subjects not adequately assessed or addressed
• Some SEND support plans lack precise detail and implementation

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, Newcastle attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% 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, Newcastle 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, Newcastle had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.7% 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, 16.2% of pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 2024–25 St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle received £6,910 and spent £6,724 for each of its 204 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £41,000 (£202 per pupil).

Across all 39 schools of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,320 and spending £7,580 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle is part of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, which runs 39 schools. The nearest others:

• St Cuthbert's High School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Sacred Heart Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Michael's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

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

The latest Ofsted rating for St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

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

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle was last inspected in May 2024.

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

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle has 204 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

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

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle is at Whickham View, Denton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 7HP.