St Bede's Inter-Church School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 4 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 137924
- Address
- Birdwood Road, CB1 3TD
- Website
- http://www.st-bedes.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 938 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 25.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.0%
White British 42%
Other White 22.4%
Mixed 10.6%
Other Asian 6.4%
Indian 6.2%
African 3.1%
Chinese 2.8%
Other 2.1%
Irish 1.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 71%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 73%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 61.3
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.83
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 180 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 175 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
St Bede's Inter-Church School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 281
- 2nd preference
- 157
- 3rd preference
- 100
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 109 101 |
| Year 8 | 186 91 95 |
| Year 9 | 182 83 99 |
| Year 10 | 179 98 81 |
| Year 11 | 181 89 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 6.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 80.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |