Secondary school

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Durham
  • SR8 1DE
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,848 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 46%46%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 43%2018/19: top 22%22% · 2018/192021/22: top 35%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 59%2024/25: top 57%No exams

A-level results

#62 of 72 North East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against North East

Attainment 844.5 · North East 45.25/10 Middle−24.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths42.1% · North East 43.7%5/10 Middle−7.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.92 · North East 3.935/10 Middle−14.6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.22 · North East −0.215/10 Middle−41.3 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.57 · North East 33.3Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.7 · 130 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 43.1 · 105 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 47.1 · 104 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 52.5 · 102 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 51.5 · 76 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 42.6 · 121 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 44 · 140 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 44.5 · 152 pupils · North East 45.252.542.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 27% · 105 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 38% · 104 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 58% · 102 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 50% · 76 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 36% · 121 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 41.4% · 140 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 42.1% · 152 pupils · North East 43.7%58%27%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.72 · 99 pupils · North East 29.922016/17: 29.01 · 27 pupils · North East 30.512017/18: 35.44 · 36 pupils · North East 31.342018/19: 27.59 · 27 pupils · North East 32.232021/22: 37.03 · 42 pupils · North East 37.032022/23: 33.4 · 30 pupils · North East 33.292023/24: 30.41 · 29 pupils · North East 33.322024/25: 28.57 · 26 pupils · North East 33.337.0327.59No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
103 of 103 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st103103
2nd943
3rd691

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026891
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.2%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support14.6%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)9.5%
Persistently absent pupils28.8%

Girls 45.4%Boys 54.6%

81% full · 1,100 places · 67 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 48.4
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 5
  • Other support 21.5

Teachers 55.4 FTE · Whole workforce 81.9 · 88 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,541
Spend per pupil£8,112
Staff spend per pupil£5,015
Reserve per pupil−£3,015
  • −£2,825,000revenue reserve
  • +£402,000in-year balance

Grants £8,301 · self-generated £255 · premises £319 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (30 academies) · trust reserve £2,647,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

140 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained97.1%
  • Education89.3%
  • Apprenticeship5%
  • Employment2.9%
  • Not sustained2.9%
  • Unknown0%

After sixth form (16–18)

31 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.5%
  • Education67.7%
  • Higher education64.5%
  • Apprenticeship12.9%
  • Employment12.9%
  • Not sustained6.5%
  • Unknown0%