Bede Community Primary School
Old Fold Road, Gateshead, NE10 0DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Anderson
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 108327
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914334135
About this school
Bede Community Primary School is a community primary school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 73% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 58% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bede Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bede Community Primary School compares
Bede Community Primary School ranked 48th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.9% | 48.1% | 204 | — |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | 39% | 4.9% | 39.9% | 156 | 0.0 miles |
| Brandling Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 50.3% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Falla Park Community Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 58.8% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| South Street Community Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 55.7% | 232 | 0.7 miles |
| Carr Hill Community Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 63.6% | 308 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.11%
- English as an additional language
- 48.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.87%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead0.0 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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Brandling Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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Falla Park Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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South Street Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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Carr Hill Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
Bede Community Primary School ranks 25th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Gateshead.
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
- Kells Lane Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bede Community Primary School teach?
- Bede Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Bede Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bede Community Primary School is Mr Nick Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bede Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bede Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bede Community Primary School?
- Bede Community Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bede Community Primary School full?
- Bede Community Primary School has capacity for 220 pupils and 204 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bede Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bede Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bede Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bede Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bede Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bede Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bede Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bede Community Primary School rank locally?
- Bede Community Primary School ranked 48th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bede Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Bede Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bede Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bede Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.