St Bede's Catholic Primary School

About St Bede's Catholic Primary School

St Bede's Catholic Primary School sits in the London borough of Redbridge, a local authority with 53 primary schools, 12 of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school ranks second out of all 50 primaries in the LA, placing it in the top 5% locally. Its closest Outstanding neighbour is Grove Primary School, just 0.4 km away. Among its top peers in the borough, it shares the same ranking score of 87 as Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School and Cleveland Road Primary School, while Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School leads the group with a score of 88. As a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, St Bede's serves 437 pupils against a capacity of 472. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 90 applications for 47 places, with all 40 first-preference applicants receiving offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.91.

Academically, St Bede's performs well above the Redbridge average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 74%. The school also excels at the higher standard: 23% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects. In individual subjects, 97% met the expected standard in reading, 92% in maths and 90% in writing. Average scaled scores were 108 in reading and 109 in maths. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2024 judged it Outstanding across all graded areas, including quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. Early years provision was rated Good. This continues a strong track record: the previous inspection in 2015 also rated overall effectiveness as Outstanding, with leadership and management also Outstanding and early years provision graded as Requires Improvement at that time.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a sports hall, sensory room, ICT suite, art studios, library, chapel and an outdoor playground. Sports provision covers dance, gymnastics, football, cricket, netball, swimming and cross country, while clubs include drama, art, choir, book club, chess and science club. SEND support is available for pupils with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from the period September 2024 to September 2025 were overwhelmingly positive: 93% of the 44 respondents would recommend the school, and 90% strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy. St Bede's is best suited to Catholic families in Redbridge seeking a high-performing primary with strong academic outcomes, a clear values framework and a full range of enrichment opportunities, though its oversubscribed status means early application is essential.

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