St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Rotherham
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rotherham, part of St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 67 schools in Rotherham with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rotherham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Bede's Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 72% in Rotherham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 89% in maths).
Getting a place at St Bede's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 53 families put St Bede's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Bede's Catholic Primary School are Redscope Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); Kimberworth Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 79% maths); Meadow View Primary School (0.5 miles, 57% reading, 61% maths); and Roughwood Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 96% reading, 89% maths).
St Bede's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Redscope Primary SchoolKimberworth Community Primary SchoolMeadow View Primary SchoolRoughwood Primary School
The trust
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is one of 15 schools run by St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Bede's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (68%).
Who goes there
14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Black (8%).
In 2026, 60 pupils (17.3%) received SEN support and 6 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Staffing
St Bede's Catholic Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Magna, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wortley Road/Old Wortley Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 241 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Rotherham (146), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Bede's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Bede's Catholic Primary School are Winterhill School (0.3 miles) and Wingfield Academy (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils flourish in the nurturing and supportive environment at this school. They behave extremely well. Pupils enjoy positive and respectful relationships with adults and each other. Pupils understand and live by the school's '5 Promises' of respect, perseverance, care, honesty and faith. Pupils are polite and well mannered. In lessons, pupils try their best and are proud of the work they do. They share their work confidently with visitors. Children in the early years settle well. They enjoy exploring the natural resources in their classroom and outdoors.
Pupils feel safe. They know that staff will quickly deal with incidents of unkindness. The school has a welcoming and inclusive culture. Pupils are accepting and tolerant of others. Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, achieve well by the end of key stage 2.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The vast majority of parents and carers appreciate the care that staff show to pupils in the school. One parent summed up the views of many, saying, 'This is a warm, friendly and happy school.' The school recently experienced a traumatic difficult event. The caring and sensitive response from leaders was greatly appreciated by the local community.
Over time, the school has introduced changes in all subjects. The curriculum is ambitious. The school has high aspirations for all pupils. The changes have had a very positive impact on the academic achievement of pupils in most subjects, including mathematics and reading, which are firmly embedded. In these subjects, staff have strong subject knowledge and deliver lessons with confidence. In a small number of subjects, the curriculum has very recently been changed. Staff have not yet been trained on some of the key concepts and skills that should be taught. Leaders have identified training that will ensure clarity in all subjects.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
14.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
68 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.2
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
5
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Rotherham
Term dates
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Rotherham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Bede's Catholic Primary School is in Rotherham; for families living there:
Apply to Rotherham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Rotherham is 13 (the median across 128 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
305 pupils
315 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rotherham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rotherham
Across Rotherham council
Places available
3,506
Applications
2,863
Got 1st preference
94.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Rotherham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
60
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
19.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
347
Total Pupils
182
Boys
165
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
28.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,777
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,218
Per pupil
£1773k
Total funding
£79k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
8.2%
Persistent absence
269
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Bede's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is St Bede's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Bede's Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Bede's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Rotherham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
St Bede's Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Bede's Catholic Primary School average 30.2 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
St Bede's Catholic Primary School has around 347 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at St Bede's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Rotherham's coordinated admissions process, naming St Bede's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Bede's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Rotherham is 13 (the median across 128 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Bede's Catholic Primary School?
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is at Wortley Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 1PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)