St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · South Shields, South Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.211 miles
Published by South Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is a primary school in South Shields, South Tyneside for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 May 2024. South Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 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 | 0.211 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.211 miles away, 4th shortest of the 41 South Tyneside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception distances have swung sharply; the 2026 figure was nearer than in 2025 and 2022, and the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other South Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Claypath Lane, South Shields, NE33 4PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 231 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “St Bede’s is a thriving school community where pupils flourish and feel safe.”
- “The Catholic values are evident in all aspects of school life.”
- “The school recognises each pupil as a unique individual.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 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) | 77% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 South Tyneside.
- Marine Park Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laygate Community School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westoe Crown Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hadrian Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Mortimer Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanhope Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashley Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 1.3 mi Good Last distance published