St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 22 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
- 1315 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16%
- Persistent absence
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.2%
White British 91%
Other White 4.9%
Mixed 2.2%
Irish 0.5%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 70 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 82 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| English Language | GCSE | 244 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 244 |
Admissions
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 235 116 119 |
| Year 8 | 233 110 123 |
| Year 9 | 244 126 118 |
| Year 10 | 228 118 110 |
| Year 11 | 233 118 115 |
| Year 12 | 64 34 30 |
| Year 13 | 78 37 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 53.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 20.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 35.0% 18.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 1.7% |