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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

Fylde, FY8 4JLSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Feb 2025
Progress 8
-0.17
Below average
−20+2
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
188 1st-choice / 161 places
Ranking
#1,934
of 3,141 nationally

About St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

St Bede’s Catholic High School in Lytham is a state secondary for 11 to 16 year olds, and it is genuinely popular with local families. The school has 829 pupils on roll, just four over its official capacity of 825, so it is running very close to full. The demand is clear: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 521 applications for 161 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.24 to one. Of those, 188 put it as their first preference, and 160 first-preference offers were made. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 13.4%, which is slightly above the national average for secondary schools (around 13% in recent years) and gives a sense of the school’s mixed intake. It is a Roman Catholic school, and the headteacher is Paul Marsden. The school does not have a sixth form, so pupils leave at 16.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressTalbot Road, Lytham St Annes, Fylde, FY8 4JL
HeadteacherPaul Marsden
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils829
Free School Meals (FSM)13.4%
School Capacity829 / 825 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 16 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

13
Swimming PoolLibraryICT SuiteSports HallScience LabsGymnasiumMusic RoomsArt StudiosTheatrePlaying FieldsDining HallSixth Form CentreChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

16

Sports

Cross CountryBasketballTennisAthleticsFootballMartial Arts

Clubs & Activities

NewspaperGardeningEco ClubChessDuke of EdinburghDramaModel United NationsYoung EnterpriseCodingChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.