St Bede's Catholic High School, LythamHighfield Leadership Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham and Highfield Leadership Academy are secondary schools.
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highfield Leadership Academy scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham is ahead on our composite score.
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham was judged the expected standard and Highfield Leadership Academy was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.3 for St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham and 30.0 for Highfield Leadership Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham (51.8 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Highfield Leadership Academy (37.7 in 2021-22, 30.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Lytham St AnnesSt Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham | BlackpoolHighfield Leadership Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | F30/100 | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 80 in Lancashire | 6th of 8 in Blackpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 829 | 681 | |
| Capacity | 825 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL | Blackpool, FY4 3JZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 Stronger figure | 30.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.8% Stronger figure | 19.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.3% Stronger figure | 42.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.5% Stronger figure | 25.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 Stronger figure | 2.67 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 164 | 107 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 829 | 681 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.3% | 56.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 11.2% | |
| SEN support | 3.1% | 21.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 16.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.4% Stronger figure | 46.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Highfield Leadership Academy
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