St Bede's Catholic Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Bede's is excellent at nurturing a love of reading and helping children develop confidence in speaking and listening skills. The school is particularly skilled at supporting children from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with additional needs, helping them achieve more than similar children in other schools. Staff have high expectations for all pupils and create a calm, respectful environment where behaviour is exemplary.
Key Strengths
- Behaviour is exemplary throughout the school with pupils being polite, courteous and well-behaved
- Reading is very well promoted and pupils develop a strong love of books
- Phonics teaching has improved significantly with pupils very confident in using these skills
- Pupils with special educational needs and those eligible for free school meals make good progress and gain higher attainment than similar pupils nationally
- Leadership at all levels is highly ambitious and has driven considerable improvements since the last inspection
Areas for Improvement
- Too few pupils currently reach the higher level of attainment (Level 3) by the end of Key Stage 1
- Teaching in Key Stage 1 is not yet consistently outstanding to ensure all pupils make rapid progress
- Further development needed in ensuring high levels of challenge in all lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils understand bullying in all its forms, know how to stay safe in school and familiar contexts, and the school works exceptionally well with agencies and families.
St Bede's Catholic Infant and Nursery School is a good school where most pupils enter with skills well below their age but make rapid progress in the Early Years Foundation Stage and good progress in Key Stage 1. The school is particularly effective at supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, who achieve higher attainment than similar pupils nationally.
At a Glance
44.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
12.6
Avg class size
16.7
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
143 pupils
235 capacity
92 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Lambeth
Places available
2,675
Applications
2,122
Got 1st preference
82.9%
Got preferred school
96.2%
Primary admissions across Lambeth (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.28734%
Overall absence
25.5814%
Persistent absence
43
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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