St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Mar 4 2025 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
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 119793
- Address
- Green Lane, BB2 4SR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1043 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 89.3%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 1.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.27
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 192 |
Admissions
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 238
- 2nd preference
- 170
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 103 107 |
| Year 8 | 210 104 106 |
| Year 9 | 207 109 98 |
| Year 10 | 209 102 107 |
| Year 11 | 207 106 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 52.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 17.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 2.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |