SCHOOL PROFILE

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 116380
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 452 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

13 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 451 451 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 216 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 235 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.9%
19.9 pts below England
School 4.9%
Basingstoke and Deane 19.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

57.2%
36.9 pts above England
School 57.2%
Basingstoke and Deane 15.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.2%
1.2 pts above England
School 2.2%
Basingstoke and Deane 0.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
25.7%
116
African
20.6%
93
Any other White background
17.1%
77
Indian
14.0%
63
Any other Asian background
6.4%
29
White and Black African
3.5%
16
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 11.5% 52 of 451 pupils
9.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.5%
Basingstoke and Deane 23.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.5% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 7.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 25
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 60.1%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

96.0%

22.2 pts above England

School 96.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 72.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 69.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

94.0%

22.0 pts above England

School 94.0%
Basingstoke and Deane 71.7%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

3.52%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.70 pts lower than England
School 3.52%
Basingstoke and Deane 6.04%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.79 pts lower than England
School 3.03%
Basingstoke and Deane 14.14%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.55 pts lower than England
School 0.25%
Basingstoke and Deane 2.13%
South East 1.93%
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

99.8% 11.6 pts above England
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
99.8%
Basingstoke and Deane
88.8%
South East
89.5%
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