St Bede's Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL1 3ESPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Darlington, North East.

It currently serves 322 pupils. St Bede's Catholic Primary School is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

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: 63%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

322

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Average
Total pupils: 322
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Feb 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.