St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Basingstoke, Hampshire
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9DX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 451 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this nurturing, inclusive school.”
- “They describe St Bede’s as ‘caring, loving and encouraging’.”
- “Pupils enjoy celebrating cultural diversity through events such as ‘International Day’.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, where the curriculum requires further strengthening, the knowledge that pupils need is not yet identified and sequenced precisely enough.”
- “This means that pupils do not build up their knowledge and skills as systematically as they do in the strongest subjects.”
- “While pupils achieve well across all their subjects, in a few, they could do even better.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 October 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) | 85% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Merton Infant School and Nursery 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Merton Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Marnel Junior School 0.5 mi Outstanding
- Marnel Community Infant School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oakridge Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakridge Junior School 0.7 mi Improved significantly
- South View Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- South View Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good