Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Unique reference
- 141370
- Address
- Bishopton Road West, TS19 0QH
- Website
- www.olsb.bhcet.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1047 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 79.5%
African 4.3%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other White 3.9%
Mixed 3.7%
Pakistani 1%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 4
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 206 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 205 |
Admissions
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 116
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 108 107 |
| Year 8 | 209 110 99 |
| Year 9 | 211 109 102 |
| Year 10 | 203 101 102 |
| Year 11 | 209 101 108 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 83.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 75.0% 55.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 12.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.3% 1.2% |