St Bede's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Nov 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119792
- Address
- St Anne's Road, L39 4TA
- Website
- http://www.sbchs.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 706 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.5%
- Girls
- 53.5%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 93.1%
Mixed 3.4%
Indian 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Other White 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.9
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.5
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 141 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 140 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
| Geography | GCSE | 64 |
Admissions
St Bede's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 135
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 100
- From another Local Authority
- 55
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 141 62 79 |
| Year 8 | 146 68 78 |
| Year 9 | 139 59 80 |
| Year 10 | 139 69 70 |
| Year 11 | 141 70 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.4% 3.0% |