Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 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
- 1029 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 79.9%
African 5.4%
Other White 4%
Other Asian 3.7%
Mixed 3.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 195 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 190 |
| Geography | GCSE | 116 |
| History | GCSE | 54 |
Admissions
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 108 99 |
| Year 8 | 210 106 104 |
| Year 9 | 206 110 96 |
| Year 10 | 208 108 100 |
| Year 11 | 198 101 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 54.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.9% 3.0% |