Voluntary aided school · Cumberland

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
112369URN

Strathclyde Avenue, St Bede's RC Primary School, Carlisle, CA2 7DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

37 applications for 23 places · 35th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

11 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
9 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Cumberland median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 23 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7

This school
Cumberland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	37	1.6	21	0.91
Sep 2025	26	41	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2024	24	43	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2023	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2022	30	44	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2021	29	46	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2020	30	54	1.8	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	46	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	48	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2017	29	52	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2016	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	55	1.8	26	0.87
Sep 2014	30	40	1.3	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 63% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%54th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	10%	103	103
2023/24	40%	7%	102	103
2022/23	38%	3%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School
0.5 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Caldew Lea School
0.6 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Newlaithes Junior School
0.9 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

50%met the SATs standard
Newlaithes Infant School
0.9 km · Cumberland

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Belle Vue Primary School
1.1 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Robert Ferguson Primary School
1.4 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Yewdale School
1.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Cummersdale School
2.3 km · Cumberland

2026

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112369 · 942/3652
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 20.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Strathclyde Avenue, St Bede's RC Primary School, Carlisle, CA2 7DS
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources