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St Bede Academy

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personMrs Anna Black

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

647

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Bede Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bede Academy is an academy converter in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE QUILL C OF E TRUST. The school has approximately 660 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #81 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #11,464 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

49%

LA 63%

Reading69% LA 75%

Writing61% LA 73%

Maths77% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.3

-2.2 to 0.6

1.2

Write

LA 1.2

-0.2 to 2.5

0.5

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.8 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 0.2

1.6 to 4.7

5.2

Write

LA 1.0

3.7 to 6.6

5.9

Maths

LA 0.9

4.5 to 7.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 64%

Reading75% LA 73%

Writing92% LA 78%

Maths95% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA 0.2

2.7 to 5.7

5.3

Write

LA 0.7

3.8 to 6.8

8.4

Maths

LA 0.7

7 to 9.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 October 2023

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2009-12-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-01-17

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 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 660 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below 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)	660	4	0.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	654	3	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	665	5	0.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	652	3	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	641	3	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	645	3	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	647	6	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	632	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	652	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	643	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	645	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	644	7	1.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	642	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	639	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	653	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	653	9	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	646	13	2.0%	0.6%	2
2018/19 (Summer term)	622	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	620	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	616	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	594	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	594	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	598	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	571	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	570	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	562	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 50 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils