St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 138172
- Address
- Consett Road, Lanchester, DH7 0RD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1258 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 89.7%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 2.3%
African 1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 71 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 64 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 221 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 216 |
Admissions
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 217
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 115 123 |
| Year 8 | 226 111 115 |
| Year 9 | 230 107 123 |
| Year 10 | 237 125 112 |
| Year 11 | 224 116 108 |
| Year 12 | 43 20 23 |
| Year 13 | 60 31 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 50.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 18.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 4.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 2.4% |