St Bede's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 125278
- Address
- Carlton Road, RH1 2LQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1952 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.8%
White British 60.1%
Other White 9.2%
Mixed 9%
African 5.6%
Unclassified 4.5%
Indian 3.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Irish 1.5%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1.1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.9
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.39
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 87 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 204 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 87 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 330 |
Admissions
St Bede's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 330
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 464
- 2nd preference
- 276
- 3rd preference
- 155
- From another Local Authority
- 106
Offers
- 1st preference
- 317
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 328 157 171 |
| Year 8 | 330 158 172 |
| Year 9 | 330 156 174 |
| Year 10 | 329 147 182 |
| Year 11 | 332 169 163 |
| Year 12 | 153 76 77 |
| Year 13 | 150 82 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 9.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 64.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 24.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.1% 2.4% |