St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kingsway, Darlington, DL1 3ES
Website: www.stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk
Telephone: 01325466411
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Peter Norman
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138523

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 289
Number of Pupils: 329
Number of Boys: 165
Number of Girls: 164

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.8
Maths
N/A: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road , DL1 1SG
2out of 4 2,645 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road , DL3 7PY
4out of 4 2,796 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Kingsway , Thompson Street East DL1 3ES
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Thompson Street West , DL3 0HZ
2out of 4 826 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Springfield Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN
2out of 4 978 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northwood Primary School
Pendleton Road South , DL1 2HF
3out of 4 1,131 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Whinfield Primary School
Augusta Close , DL1 3HT
3out of 4 1,216 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haughton Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN
2out of 4 978 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road , DL3 0HT
3out of 4 1,209 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane , DL1 1LL
2out of 4 2,537 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darlington College
Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR
- not rated 2,013 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU
- not rated 3,200 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaumont Hill Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN
3out of 4 978 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Rise Carr College
Eldon Street , DL3 0NS
3out of 4 1,509 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.