St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington
Hampshire Place, Washington, NE37 2NP
204 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 30 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. 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 | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 22 | 41 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 20 | 38 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 22 | 37 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 49 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 21 | 40 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 33 | 48 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 32 | 55 | 30 |
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
- Usworth Colliery Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Marlborough Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- George Washington Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Albany Village Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Springwell Village Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.