St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Holloway Lane, Redditch, B98 7HA
646 pupils · 101% of 640 capacity
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 18 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2021 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
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
- Woodfield Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Birchensale Middle School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ipsley CofE Middle School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Church Hill Middle School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Walkwood Church of England Middle School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alvechurch CofE Middle School 6.4 km · Improved significantly (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.