St Bede's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 29 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
- 1973 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.0%
White British 60.9%
Other White 9%
Mixed 8.7%
African 5.5%
Unclassified 4.4%
Indian 3%
Other Asian 2.8%
Irish 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 72%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.8
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.37
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 182 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 86 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| Economics | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Bede's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 332
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 488
- 2nd preference
- 252
- 3rd preference
- 146
- From another Local Authority
- 89
Offers
- 1st preference
- 327
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 330 155 175 |
| Year 8 | 330 154 176 |
| Year 9 | 330 148 182 |
| Year 10 | 329 167 162 |
| Year 11 | 330 148 182 |
| Year 12 | 157 88 69 |
| Year 13 | 167 82 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 24.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 39.0% 21.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |