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St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Carlisle · CA2 7DS

Ages 3–11 · 213 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

5.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.2%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
190

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

213 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
213
Boys / girls
117 / 96
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
213 / 240 (89%)
Free school meals
20.6%
FSM pupils
43
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Lancaster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Frances Winter

Location

Address
Strathclyde Avenue, St Bede's RC Primary School
Postcode
CA2 7DS
Town
Carlisle
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Carlisle, Cumberland, 213 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Lancaster.

Open schools in Carlisle
56
Primary schools in Carlisle
45
Academies among open schools in Carlisle
29% (16)
Open schools in CA2
15
Primary in CA2
12
Open schools in Cumberland LA
181
Primary in Cumberland LA
146

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM62.5%

    0.3 miles away

  • Caldew Lea School

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    • KS264%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM33.3%

    0.4 miles away

  • Newlaithes Junior School

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    • KS252%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM21.2%

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  • Newlaithes Infant School

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM14.3%

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  • Belle Vue Primary School

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    • Absence4.7%
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  • Robert Ferguson Primary School

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    • KS259%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM23.8%

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  • Yewdale School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM16.2%

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  • Cummersdale School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.5%

    1.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Frances Winter
Telephone
01228528274
Website
www.stbedes.cumbria.sch.uk/

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