St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
About the school
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 June 2023
- Published
- 27 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.5
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 42.10%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.50%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 48.00%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.92
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.57
AAB or better
- School
- 20.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
937
Girls
45.36%
Boys
54.64%
SEN support
14.62%
Education, health and care plan
2.56%
English as an additional language
6.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.21%
Overall absence
9.47
Persistent absence
28.8
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
121
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
38
Sustained education or employment
79%
Higher education
61%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
3%