SCHOOL PROFILE

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102845
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 September 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Redbridge
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 426 415 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 225 52.8% of pupils
Male pupils 201 47.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.7%
12.1 pts below England
School 12.7%
Redbridge 21.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.5%
7.2 pts above England
School 27.5%
Redbridge 53.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Redbridge 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
30.5%
130
Any other White background
10.3%
44
Any other Mixed background
9.6%
41
Indian
8.7%
37
Caribbean
8.5%
36
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.6% 62 of 426 pupils
6.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.6%
Redbridge 16.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

95.0% 34.6 pts above England
School 95.0%
Redbridge 72.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Redbridge 79.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

100.0%

29.7 pts above England

School 100.0%
Redbridge 80.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

98.0%

26.0 pts above England

School 98.0%
Redbridge 80.7%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.42 pts lower than England
School 3.80%
Redbridge 6.39%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.58 pts lower than England
School 7.24%
Redbridge 17.92%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.80%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.00 pts lower than England
School 0.80%
Redbridge 1.35%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.3% 2.1 pts above England
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
90.3%
Redbridge
90.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information