St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestConstituency

NE15 7HPPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 204 pupils. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

33%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

204

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 204
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 Nov 2013	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.