St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Durham, DH7 0RD
- Distance
- 6.2km away
Consett Academy
Ashdale Road, Consett, DH8 6LZ
Local ranking20th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1700
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 261
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
58
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 140
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1491
- Boys
- 750 (50%)
- Girls
- 743 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1700 (88% full)
- SEND
- 9.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.6%
- EAL
- 3.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 7.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 93.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,237/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.6%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Other: 0.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.2%
- Asian Indian: 0.2%
- Asian Chinese: 0.2%
94.6%
White British
2.6%
White Other
0.6%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137638
- UKPRN
- 10036056
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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