St Bede Academy

State-Funded School

st-bede-academy-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton WestConstituency

BL3 3LJPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Bede Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 610 pupils. St Bede Academy is part of THE QUILL C OF E TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

43%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

610

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

30%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 610
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE QUILL C OF E TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Jan 2010	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.