St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Carlisle, Cumberland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 213 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 20.60% |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Address | Strathclyde Avenue, St Bede's RC Primary School, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 7DS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stbedes.cumbria.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01228528274 |
| URN | 112369 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 February 2025, published 26 March 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 9 October 2019, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Newtown Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Caldew Lea School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Newlaithes Junior School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Newlaithes Infant School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Belle Vue Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Robert Ferguson Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Yewdale School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Cummersdale School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Cumberland
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.