St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Carlisle, Cumberland
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Carlisle, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Strathclyde Avenue, St Bede's RC Primary School, Carlisle, CA2 7DS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school.”
- “They forge positive relationships with their peers and with staff.”
- “Pupils are polite and respectful as they interact with each other.”
To improve
- “The school is ambitious for its pupils, however, pupils have not always achieved as well as the school would like.”
- “However, many of these changes are at an early stage of development.”
- “This means that there is currently variability in how well pupils’ knowledge develops across subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 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) | 57% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Newtown Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Caldew Lea School 0.4 mi Good
- Newlaithes Junior School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Newlaithes Infant School 0.6 mi Good
- Belle Vue Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Robert Ferguson Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Yewdale School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Cummersdale School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade