St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College, Durham

No data for age 16

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College

Consett Road, Lanchester, Durham DH7 0RD

https://www.stbedes.durham.sch.uk/

St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,430 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In January 2009 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Leonard's Catholic School, St Thomas More Catholic School, Cardinal Hume Catholic School and St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Disadvantaged pupils, Attainment and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Sixth form.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
3.7		Tanfield School
3.7		North Durham Academy
3.9		Consett Academy
5.4		Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
6.3		Hermitage Academy
6.8		Framwellgate School Durham
6.8		Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
7.1		St Leonard's Catholic School
7.3		Park View School
8.1		Whickham School
8.3		Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
8.6		Emmanuel College

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Attainment: Above average. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Progress: Above average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very low.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Sixth form: Poor. Attainment is above average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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