Primary school

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • South Tyneside
  • NE32 3AJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,498 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 10%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 95%2018/19: top 60%2022/23: top 46%2023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 10%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM82% · North East 67%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North East 8%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · North East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 25 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 68% · 22 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 38% · 21 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 64% · 28 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 63% · 30 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 50% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 82% · 28 pupils · North East 67%82%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 25 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 9% · 22 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 21 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 4% · 28 pupils · North East 8%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 25 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 22 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 103 · 21 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 106 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 106 · 28 pupils · North East 105106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 25 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 22 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 102 · 21 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 106 · 28 pupils · North East 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 96.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd130
3rd50

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Goodas predecessor
  4. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026170
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.6%
First language not English17.3%
SEN support14.0%
EHC plan0.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils15.4%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

81% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 20 responses (11.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year85% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20% not applicable75% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child95% agree
  • My child does well at this school95% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school80% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school80% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent85% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.1
  • Other support 4

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 19.1 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,902
Spend per pupil£7,431
Staff spend per pupil£5,506
Reserve per pupil−£540
  • −£94,000revenue reserve
  • +£82,000in-year balance

Grants £7,678 · self-generated £224 · premises £506 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (30 academies) · trust reserve £2,647,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it