St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 7–11 · WIDNES, Halton
St Bede's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in WIDNES, Halton for ages 7–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 12 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 306 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive academically, socially and emotionally at St Bede’s.”
- “They say that they love coming to school.”
- “Pupils are confident that they can talk to staff if they have a worry.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (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) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Halton.
- St Bede's Catholic Infant School 0.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary Academy School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairfield Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ditton Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lunts Heath Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published