St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 21 2023 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
- 1061 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
White British 89.3%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 2.6%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 31 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 34 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 200 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 196 |
| Geography | GCSE | 121 |
Admissions
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 193
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 105 109 |
| Year 8 | 212 113 99 |
| Year 9 | 210 107 103 |
| Year 10 | 209 106 103 |
| Year 11 | 216 123 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 84.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 50.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 21.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 12.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 4.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |