Academy converter · Northumberland

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148283URN

Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

31 applications for 20 places · 35th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 12 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
7 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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 Northumberland median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 2.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Northumberland median

Dashed bars: as St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 122308), the previous school.

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	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2025	18	36	2.0	17	0.94
Sep 2024	14	32	2.3	14	1.00
Sep 2023	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2022	21	33	1.6	20	0.95
Sep 2021	26	40	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2020 *	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2019 *	25	46	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2018 *	30	50	1.7	37	1.23
Sep 2017 *	29	69	2.4	32	1.10
Sep 2016 *	30	59	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	79	2.6	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%27th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Northumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	3%	103	104
2023/24	46%	0%	103	101
2022/23	30%	3%	100	97

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

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bedlington West End Primary School
0.1 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Meadowdale Academy
0.5 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Northumberland

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Stead Lane Primary School
1.9 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Choppington Primary School
2.3 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Station Primary School
2.5 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
3.3 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mowbray Primary School
3.4 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148283 · 929/3732
Trust: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 122308)
Address: Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6EQ
Local authority: Northumberland

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