St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Jarrow, South Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.717 miles
Published by South Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow is a primary school in Jarrow, South Tyneside for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024. South Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow 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 | 0.717 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 0.717 miles away, 21st longest 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.
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), but 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in South Tyneside that have results.
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
- Harold Street, Jarrow, NE32 3AJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s Catholic values inform every aspect of school life.”
- “The school is welcoming and kind to all pupils.”
- “There is a true spirit of community at the school.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils’ handwriting does not develop as quickly as it could.”
- “Some pupils move on to more complex writing tasks before they have mastered the foundations of writing.”
- “However, sometimes teachers do not adapt teaching with enough expertise.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 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) | 82% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- Dunn Street Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Valley View Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bede Burn Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Simonside Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hebburn Lakes Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published