St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Kingsway, Darlington, DL1 3ES
322 pupils · 111% of 289 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2024, published 23 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 49 | 92 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 39 | 39 | 76 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 32 | 28 | 68 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 39 | 67 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 47 | 74 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 41 | 41 | 75 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 45 | 85 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 44 | 86 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Springfield Academy 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Northwood Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Whinfield Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Gurney Pease Academy 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Red Hall Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.