St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow, Jarrow

In its own words: "At St. Bede's Catholic Primary School, the children are taught that our vision is: In all that we do, our objective is to create a happy and secure environment where the children will enjoy coming to school in the knowledge that they are unique and valued as members of God's family."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and governors, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to St. Bede's Catholic Primary School part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust. St. Bede's is a happy, friendly and hardworking school community where we strive to live out our mission statement: Jesus is at the heart of life at St. Bede's School."

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in South Tyneside and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow are Dunn Street Primary School (0.2 miles); Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 77% maths); St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 72% maths); and Valley View Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 90% maths).

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow is one of 31 schools run by Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (17.1%) received SEN support and 5 (2.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Jarrow (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Bedes Rc Jmi School (n-bound), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.