SCHOOL PROFILE

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100631
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 235 Published school capacity
Capacity used 60.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

1 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Lambeth
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 143 143 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 83 58.0% of pupils
Male pupils 60 42.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.8%
20.0 pts above England
School 44.8%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

53.8%
33.5 pts above England
School 53.8%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
37.1%
53
Any other White background
20.3%
29
Caribbean
15.4%
22
Any other ethnic group
12.6%
18
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
5
Any other Black background
2.8%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.3% 29 of 143 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts above
EHC plans 2.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.07 pts higher than England
School 7.29%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.77 pts higher than England
School 25.58%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.52 pts higher than England
School 2.33%
Lambeth 1.99%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

60.9% 27.3 pts below England
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
60.9%
Lambeth
79.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information