St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham.
- For Reception 2026 there were 53 first-choice applications for 44 offers; 44 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- There are 32.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham.
- Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 40.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rotherham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wortley Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, S61 1PD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 347 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 32.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in the nurturing and supportive environment at this school.”
- “Pupils enjoy positive and respectful relationships with adults and each other.”
- “Pupils understand and live by the school’s ‘5 Promises’ of respect, perseverance, care, honesty and faith.”
To improve
- “Staff have not yet been trained on some of the key concepts and skills that should be taught.”
- “The school does not yet assess the progress that some pupils with SEND are making effectively.”
- “This means that the small-step targets that some pupils need cannot be put into place.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 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) | 69% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 44 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 Rotherham.
- Redscope Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Kimberworth Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadow View Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Roughwood Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Ferham Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Blackburn Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Thornhill Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School 1.1 mi Good