St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Romford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Romford, Redbridge for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Bede's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 95% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 3 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 45 first-choice applications for 45 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 14th highest of 49 Redbridge primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 12.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Canon Avenue, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5RR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 426 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Parents and carers said that it is a privilege to send their children to St Bede’s.”
- “Pupils’ extremely positive attitudes and their delight in learning back this up.”
- “Expectations are clear, and pupils know what happens if their behaviour is not top-notch.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, the curriculum is not broken down as effectively in early years as it is in Years 1 to 6.”
- “What staff want all children to learn across all areas of learning is not clearly identified.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 95% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- Grove Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chadwell Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barley Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Farnham Green Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Goodmayes Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- William Torbitt Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Downshall Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published