St Bede Church of England Primary School
Gordon Road, Winchester, SO23 7DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Duck
- Diocese
- Diocese of Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 116329
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962852463
About this school
St Bede Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Winchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bede Church of England 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 72% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 14% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 83% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 79% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Church of England 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bede Church of England Primary School compares
St Bede Church of England Primary School ranked 39th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 414 | — |
| Winnall Primary School | 68% | 6% | 51.3% | 170 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 66% | 5.3% | 28.7% | 186 | 0.7 miles |
| Western Church of England Primary School | 74% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 387 | 1.0 miles |
| St Faith's Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 2% | 142 | 1.1 miles |
| Weeke Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 15.4% | 394 | 1.1 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)
- 11.27%
- English as an additional language
- 27.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 8.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winnall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Western Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
St Faith's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Weeke Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Winchester
Other schools in Winchester
St Bede Church of England Primary School ranks 5th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Winchester.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harestock Primary School Primary
- Itchen Abbas Primary School Primary
- John Keble Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kings Worthy Primary School Primary
- Micheldever CofE Primary School Primary
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Owslebury Primary School Primary
- South Wonston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Bede Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Bede Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Winchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bede Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bede Church of England Primary School is Mrs Sarah Duck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bede Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bede Church of England 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 Church of England Primary School?
- St Bede Church of England Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Bede Church of England Primary School full?
- St Bede Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. 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 Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bede Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Winchester.
- Does St Bede Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Bede Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Bede Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 78% 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 Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- St Bede Church of England Primary School ranked 39th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% 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 Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Bede Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bede Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede Church of England 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 30 June 2026.