Planting Hope: St Bede’s Children Embrace Outdoor Learning This Lent
Despite the chilly weather, we enjoyed the most wonderful lunchtime outdoors today at St Bede’s.
St Bede’s Choir Shines at the Darlington Mayor’s Song Contest!
A huge congratulations to our wonderful St Bede’s choir, who delivered an absolutely incredible performance of “Mother Knows Best” at the Darlington Mayor’s Song Contest last night! Their hard work and talent truly paid off as they were awarded a fantastic 2nd place!
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Congratulations, Holly!
A huge well done to Holly in Class 3/4, who recently took part in a football tournament in Gateshead. She showed fantastic effort and determination throughout the competition, and her team finished in the top three — an amazing achievement!
Our Media Correspondents Update!
We were thrilled to welcome the Trust’s Media & Marketing Team into school as part of the Bishop Hogarth Media Correspondent initiative. It was an exciting opportunity for our pupils to learn more about reporting, storytelling and the important role of communication within our school community.
A Meaningful Start to Lent for Year 5/6
Today, our Year 5/6 children took part in a beautiful creative prayer activity to begin their Lenten journey.
Celebrating Self-Love in Children’s Mental Health Week
As part of Children’s Mental Health Week — and with Valentine’s Day in mind — our Year 1/2 children took time to reflect on what makes them special. They created thoughtful lists of all the reasons they love themselves.
A Meaningful Eco Morning Led by Our Eco Warriors
Our Eco Warriors planned and led a thoughtful and purposeful Eco Morning for the whole school community, guiding pupils through activities that deepened their understanding of stewardship and care for God’s creation.
Tricky Word Bouquets!
Miss Anderson’s class have been busy practising their common exception (tricky) words in a wonderfully creative way today!
National Storytelling Week in Reception
This week, Reception have been diving into the magic of stories as we celebrated National Storytelling Week. Inspired by our Drawing Club text Aliens Love Underpants, the children have been busy imagining, designing, and creating their very own aliens.
Year 4 Get Musical with the Glockenspiels!
Our Year 4 children have been having a fantastic time in music this week as they learned to play the glockenspiels alongside our new song, Love What We Do!.
St. Bede’s Crowned Regional Choir of the Year 2026!
Today at The Glasshouse in Gateshead, Mrs Derbyshire and her amazing choir delivered a truly outstanding performance and have been officially crowned Regional Choir of the Year 2026! Their hard work, passion, and stunning vocals completely blew us away.
Hands-On Geologists! Class 3/4 Dig Into Their New ‘Rocks’ Topic
Class 3/4 at St Bede’s Catholic Primary School in Darlington launched their new Science topic, ‘Rocks’, this week — and what an exciting start it has been! Stepping into the shoes of real geologists, the children explored a wide range of rock samples and began investigating how different types of rocks are formed.