St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Westway
Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 1DE
Phone 01915876220
Reference Number 148304

General Makeup

Number of pupils 937
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.64%
Girls: 45.36%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 96 76 172
8 99 79 178
9 119 79 198
10 90 79 169
11 79 74 153
12 17 24 41
13 12 14 26

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89%
African 3%
White, Other 2.1%
Indian 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.1%
White & Asian 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 42.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 56.6% Unlock Unlock

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.57 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 20% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 140 3
Third Preference 69 0
From another Local Authority 8 7

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE
0.15 miles
Howletch Lane Primary School
Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2NQ
0.29 miles
Shotton Hall Primary School
Waveney Road, Peterlee, County Durham, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1NX
0.53 miles
Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2DU
0.65 miles
Acre Rigg Academy
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2DU
0.66 miles
Seascape Primary School
Ellison Road, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5NJ
0.98 miles
Dene House Primary School
Manor Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5RL
1.12 miles
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Thorpe Road, Horden, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4AB
1.46 miles
Cotsford Primary School
Third Street, Horden, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4EH
1.52 miles
Yohden Primary School
Windsor Terrace, Horden, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4HP
1.58 miles
Horden Nursery School
Cotsford Park, Peterlee, SR8 4TB
1.71 miles
Shotton Primary School
Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, County Durham, DH6 2JP
1.74 miles
Easington CofE Primary School
EASINGTON VILLAGE, HALL WALK, PETERLEE, COUNTY DURHAM, SR8 3BP
1.91 miles
Rosemary Lane Nursery School
Rosemary Lane, Peterlee, SR8 3BQ
1.95 miles
Hesleden Primary School
Hesleden, Hartlepool, TS27 4PT
1.96 miles
Easington Colliery Primary School
Whickham Street, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3DJ
2.09 miles
Wingate Community Nursery School
Partridge Terrace, Wingate, TS28 5BD
2.14 miles
Blackhall Primary School
Middle Street, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, TS27 4NA
2.23 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton
Fleming Field, Shotton, Durham, County Durham, DH6 2JQ
2.24 miles
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
Welfare Park, Wingate, Co Durham, County Durham, TS28 5AN
2.43 miles
Name Distance
East Durham College
Willerby Grove, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2RN
0.29 miles
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1AU
0.58 miles
Open Air Education
Oakerside Lodge, Castle Eden Dene Nnr, Stanhope Chase, County Durham, SR8 1NJ
0.79 miles
Dene Academy
Manor Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5RL
1.16 miles
Easington Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3AY
1.7 miles
Hope Wood Academy
Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, Durham, SR8 3LP
1.97 miles
Wellfield School
North Road East, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AX
2.14 miles
Elemore Hall School
Pittington, Elemore Hall School, Durham, DH6 1QD
4.92 miles
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