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St Bede's Catholic Primary School

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personMr Jamie Carroll

location_onBasingstoke, RG24 9DX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

435

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Basingstoke, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Basingstoke, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 451 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #1,285 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

85%

LA 61%

Reading96% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 71%

Maths94% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading92% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA -0.6

0.8 to 4.0

-0.9

Write

LA -0.7

-2.4 to 0.7

2.9

Maths

LA -1.3

1.4 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.3

0.8 to 3.9

3.3

Write

LA -0.3

1.8 to 4.8

2.4

Maths

LA -1.0

1.1 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 67%

Reading88% LA 78%

Writing93% LA 80%

Maths87% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.1

-0.4 to 2.8

1.1

Write

LA -0.1

-0.4 to 2.6

0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 September 2023

Inspection Report

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07 March 2018

Inspection Report

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10 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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28 January 2009

Inspection Report

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14 November 2005

Inspection Report

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27 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-03-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-10

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-28

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 451 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	451	4	0.9%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	450	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	434	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	435	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	435	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	435	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	435	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	436	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	436	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	434	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	432	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	418	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	416	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils