Ofsted: Good emoji_events #21 in Halton public Top 56% UK

St Bede's Catholic Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Ms Faith Housley (Headteacher)

location_onWIDNES, WA8 6EL

language Visit Website phone 01514243386

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

309

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Expected Standard

62%

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Age Range

7-11

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St Bede's Catholic Junior School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in WIDNES, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bede's Catholic Junior School is a voluntary aided school in WIDNES, Halton, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 306 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #21 of 48 primaries in Halton and #6,677 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%

Reading71% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 1.5

0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 1.5

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading89% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.1

-0.1 to 2.8

0.7

Write

LA 0.4

-0.6 to 2.0

0.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 60%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing92% LA 72%

Maths85% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.4

-4.2 to -1.4

1.2

Write

LA 0.4

-0.1 to 2.5

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.9 to 0.5

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#6,677 / 14,159	#21	#7,891	#1
2024	#2,544 / 14,233	#10	#4,783	#1
2023	#5,578 / 13,940	#19	#4,613	#8,227
2019	#2,122 / 11,810	#6	#2,325	#4,604
2018	#5,152 / 10,972	#23	#4,335	#7,677

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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04 February 2020

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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12 September 2007

Inspection Report

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31 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2020-02-04

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

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2007-09-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 307 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	307	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	307	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	308	2	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	308	2	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	310	6	1.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	309	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	306	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	310	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	310	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	311	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	309	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	310	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	310	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	304	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	304	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	302	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	304	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	298	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	296	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	298	1	0.3%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils