St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Consett Road
Lanchester
Durham
DH7 0RD
Phone 01207520424
Reference Number 138172

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1315
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.11%
Girls: 49.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 116 119 235
8 110 123 233
9 126 118 244
10 118 110 228
11 118 115 233
12 34 30 64
13 37 41 78

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91%
White, Other 4.9%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
White & Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-23
Date Description Report
2023-03-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
2010-09-21 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-01-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-01-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-05-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-14 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-09-21 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-01-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-01-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-05-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-14 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
49.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 50.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 69.5% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.63 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.85 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 13.3% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 108 9
Third Preference 64 2
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester
Kitswell Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0JG
0.29 miles
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School
Front Street, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0HU
0.33 miles
Burnhope Primary School
Langley Avenue, Burnhope, Durham, DH7 0AG
1.59 miles
Annfield Plain Infant School
Northgate, Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 7UY
1.96 miles
Annfield Plain Junior School
Front Street, Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 7ST
2.06 miles
Catchgate Primary School
Blackett Street, Catchgate, STANLEY, County Durham, DH9 8LX
2.29 miles
Greenland Community Primary School
South Moor Road, South Moor, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 7EZ
2.57 miles
Oxhill Nursery School
Oxhill, Stanley, DH9 7LR
2.98 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Hustledown, South Moor, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 6PH
2.99 miles
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
St Ives Road, Leadgate, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7SN
3.02 miles
South Stanley Junior School
Tyne Road, South Stanley, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 6PZ
3.08 miles
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Alder Grove and West Street, Leadgate, West Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7RH
3.08 miles
Delves Lane Primary School
Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7ES
3.09 miles
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Tyne Road, South Stanley, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 6PZ
3.12 miles
Bloemfontein Primary School
The Middles, Craghead, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 6AG
3.16 miles
Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
Front Street, Esh, Durham, County Durham, DH7 9QR
3.31 miles
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village
Esh Village, Durham, County Durham, DH7 9QY
3.32 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton
North Road, Dipton, Flint Hill, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9BB
3.4 miles
Collierley Nursery and Primary School
Front Street, Dipton, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9DJ
3.4 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Front Street, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0NP
3.6 miles
Name Distance
Croft Community School
Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 8PR
2.69 miles
Villa Real School
Villa Real Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6BH
3.68 miles
North Durham Academy
High Street, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0TW
3.73 miles
Tanfield School
Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8AY
3.73 miles
Consett Academy
Ashdale Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6LZ
3.84 miles
Derwentside College
Front Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5EE
3.85 miles
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Acton Road, Esh Winning, County Durham, DH7 9QF
4.45 miles
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