St Bede's Catholic Junior School

HaltonVoluntary aided school

Appleton Village, WIDNES, WA8 6EL

Headteacher: Ms Faith HousleySchool website ↗Pupils: 307 (capacity: 300)
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2020
62%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2020

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 February 2020Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
62.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
19.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 71%·Writing 77%·Maths 77%All three 62%
Reading
Expected71%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
21.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
1.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
22.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
169 girls, 138 boys

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 82% (2016/17), currently 62%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1659.0%9.0%+0.2-2.3-1.9
2016/1782.0%14.0%+1.0+0.2-1.7
2017/1871.0%12.0%-2.8+1.2-0.7
2018/1979.0%24.0%+1.4+0.70.0
2022/2367.0%18.0%0.0+0.1-1.3
2023/2468.0%18.0%---
2024/2562.0%19.0%---