St Bede's Catholic Academy
Green Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Bernadette Rizzie-Allan (Executive Head)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 140442
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642678071
About this school
St Bede's Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 231 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 70% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 77% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 83% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 73% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bede's Catholic Academy compares
St Bede's Catholic Academy ranked 27th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.1% | 59.5% | 231 | — |
| The Oak Tree Academy | 74% | 4.1% | 72.8% | 216 | 0.1 miles |
| Mill Lane Primary School | 52% | 5.2% | 56.5% | 252 | 0.5 miles |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 24% | 7.6% | 78.9% | 309 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 65% | 5.8% | 22.6% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| Oxbridge Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 243 | 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)
- 59.5%
- English as an additional language
- 39.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.13%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Oak Tree Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Mill Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Whitehouse Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Oxbridge Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
St Bede's Catholic Academy ranks 21st of the 41 ranked primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Primary
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Primary
- Harewood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bede's Catholic Academy teach?
- St Bede's Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the head of school of St Bede's Catholic Academy?
- The head of school of St Bede's Catholic Academy is Mrs Bernadette Rizzie-Allan (Executive Head), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Bede's Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic Academy, 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 St Bede's Catholic Academy?
- St Bede's Catholic Academy has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Bede's Catholic Academy full?
- St Bede's Catholic Academy has capacity for 189 pupils and 231 on roll (122%), so it is at or above 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 Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Bede's Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Bede's Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bede's Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Bede's Catholic Academy?
- St Bede's Catholic Academy is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Bede's Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 Academy rank locally?
- St Bede's Catholic Academy ranked 27th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- St Bede's Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bede's Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede's Catholic Academy'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 1 July 2026.