St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Darlington, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 322 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 64% of pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Darlington and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Springfield AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Haughton AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)900 m
- Beaumont Hill AcademySpecial. School remains Good, May 2024900 m
- Northwood Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Longfield AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Darlington
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).