St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Strathclyde Avenue, Carlisle, CA2 7DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Frances Winter
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 112369
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228528274
About this school
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 40% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 60% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 67% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 St Bede's Catholic 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 | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bede's Catholic Primary School compares
St Bede's Catholic Primary School ranked 54th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.1% | 26.2% | 213 | — |
| Newtown Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 63.9% | 131 | 0.3 miles |
| Caldew Lea School | 56% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 273 | 0.4 miles |
| Newlaithes Junior School | 50% | 4.8% | 18.6% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| Newlaithes Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 196 | 0.6 miles |
| Belle Vue Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 20.3% | 426 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.24%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newtown Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Caldew Lea School0.4 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newlaithes Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newlaithes Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Belle Vue Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
St Bede's Catholic Primary School ranks 23rd of the 40 ranked primary schools in Carlisle.
- Armathwaite School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Bewcastle School Primary
- Blackford CofE Primary School Primary
- Brook Street Primary School Primary
- Burgh by Sands School Primary
- Caldew Lea School Primary
- Crosby-on-Eden CofE School Primary
- Cummersdale School Primary
- Cumwhinton School Primary
- Great Corby School and Nursery Primary
- Great Orton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Bede's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bede's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Frances Winter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bede's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Bede's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 213 on roll (89%), 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 St Bede's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bede's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Does St Bede's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bede's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Bede's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Bede's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School ranked 54th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Bede's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bede's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede's Catholic 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.