St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College, inspected in February 2017.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 19.6% of pupils at St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 14 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.1% of pupils at St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College received £8,564 and spent £8,454 for each of its 937 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £2,941,000 (-£3,138 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,338 and spending £7,295 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Peterlee · County Durham local authority: places and applications

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Peterlee
• Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Peterlee
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Durham
• St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate Co Durham
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall Hartlepool
• St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley Durham
• St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Seaham
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham Seaham
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope Sunderland
• St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Sunderland

What is St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College.

When was St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College last inspected by Ofsted?

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College have?

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College has 891 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College cover?

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.1, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College?

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is at Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE.