Primary school

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lambeth
  • SW12 0LF

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,045 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 41%41%2016/17: top 45%2017/18: top 45%2018/19: top 40%40% · 2018/192022/23: top 78%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 94%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM38% · London 72%1/10 Well below London−42.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · London 12%2/10 Well below London
Reading score104 · London 1071/10 Well below London−13.9 pts
Maths score101 · London 1071/10 Well below London−32.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 59% · 58 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 66% · 59 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 69% · 61 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 71% · 59 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 49% · 56 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 52% · 42 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 38% · 39 pupils · London 72%71%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 58 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 3% · 59 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 7% · 61 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 59 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 5% · 56 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 2% · 42 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 5% · 39 pupils · London 12%7%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 58 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · London 1052017/18: 104 · 61 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · London 1062022/23: 103 · 56 pupils · London 1062023/24: 103 · 42 pupils · London 1072024/25: 104 · 39 pupils · London 107104103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 58 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 59 pupils · London 1062017/18: 105 · 61 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 59 pupils · London 1072022/23: 102 · 56 pupils · London 1062023/24: 101 · 42 pupils · London 1062024/25: 101 · 39 pupils · London 107106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 94.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd60
3rd72
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2020/21All offered
  • 2019/20All offered

Inspections · 2010–2023

  1. 2010Good
  2. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Remains Good
  8. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 2 points to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2023 (inspected as predecessor)

Strengths

  • “Pupils are proud to be members of this community.”
  • “They thrive in the culture of care, tolerance and respect and so show a strong moral compass.”
  • “They value giving to charity, supporting each other, celebrating differences and making everyone feel welcome.”

To improve

  • “Weaker readers are not sufficiently supported to read with accuracy, fluency and confidence.”
  • “As a result, these pupils do not learn to read quickly enough, which impacts on their ability to access the wider curriculum.”
  • “Leaders need to ensure pupils learn the sounds they need in a logical order.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026143
Free school meals (past 6 years)46.0%
First language not English41.3%
SEN support12.7%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils25.6%

Girls 57.1%Boys 42.9%

60.9% full · 235 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult8.7
  • Classroom teachers 6.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 9.3
  • Other support 3

Teachers 7.2 FTE · Whole workforce 19.5 · 21 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£13,091
Spend per pupil£15,465
Staff spend per pupil£9,946
Reserve per pupil−£2,270
  • −£324,626revenue reserve
  • −£339,385in-year balance

Grants £10,099 · self-generated £2,992 · premises £678 per pupil