Appleton Village, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 6EL
10 reasons to choose St Bede's Catholic Junior School, Widnes
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St Bede’s Catholic Junior School, Widnes has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Widnes and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Bede’s Catholic Junior School, Widnes is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2020) inspection.
Average class size
St Bede’s Catholic Junior School, Widnes has two or three classes per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Bede’s Catholic Junior School, Widnes ranks in the top 30% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The St Bede's Catholic Junior School, Widnes curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. It is subject based, organised by topics, and with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Bede's Catholic Junior School, Widnes
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. Association for Physical Education (afPE) Quality Mark with Distinction. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in table tennis.
The Arts at St Bede's Catholic Junior School, Widnes
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and an instrument ensemble. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.15pm. Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm provided onsite by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Bede's Catholic Junior School, Widnes
Tower College, Pre-Prep, Lower & Middle (3.3 miles); Carleton House Preparatory School (8 miles).
Lunts Heath Primary School (1.4 miles); St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Penketh (3.4 miles); Halewood Church of England Primary School (4.9 miles).
Tower College (3.3 miles); Christian Fellowship School (10.5 miles); Auckland College (10.6 miles).
Wade Deacon High School (0.3 miles); Rainhill High School (3.9 miles); The Heath School (4 miles).