St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham 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 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 16% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out in 2 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Keepers Lane, Weaverham, Northwich, CW8 3BY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 151 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils delight in attending this warm, caring school.”
- “They said that they love their friends and teachers.”
- “Everyone is welcome at the school, regardless of their differences.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of learning in the early years, the curriculum is not delivered as fully as the school intends.”
- “This means that a small number of children are not able to deepen their learning.”
- “However, in a small number of other subjects, the order in which pupils will learn new information lacks clarity.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 December 2023 (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) | 73% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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 Cheshire West and Chester.
- Weaverham Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Weaverham Forest Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hartford Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published