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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL

Local ranking34th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026

Secondary

Phase

825

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 February 2025. Figures last updated .

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2025-26
Average Attainment 8
47.7 nat46.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
45.6% nat46.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
69.6% nat64.8%
Cohort Size
158

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
94.0%
Continued in education
80.0%
Apprenticeships
7.0%
Employment
7.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
829
Boys
393 (48%)
Girls
424 (52%)
Capacity
825 (99% full)
SEND
7.6%
FSM Eligible
14.3%
EAL
4.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.5%
SEN Support
3.1%

*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25

Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
48.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,158/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
7.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 83.0%
  • White Other: 9.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
  • Black African: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
  • White Irish: 0.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%

83.0%

White British

9.0%

White Other

1.6%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119788
UKPRN
10017580
Establishment No.
4627

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