St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester is a state-funded secondary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,240 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,450.
The latest recorded Ofsted inspection was on 17 Mar 2026 has no single overall grade. The published Attainment 8 score was 44.9 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 205 first-preference applications and 221 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
17 Mar 2026 · Report card · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum & teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance & behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development & wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership & governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 13 May 2026.
Ofsted report cards use five grades per area, with no single overall grade or legacy equivalent.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | County Durham |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 221 |
| First-preference applications | 205 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 409 |
| First-preference offers | 205 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 44.9 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 69.2% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 42.4% |
| EBacc entry | 51.3% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 27.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 16.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.94 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 36.03 |
| Value added | -0.14 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.3 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.02 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 21.4% |
| Pupils | 61 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 44.9% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 38.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% |
| Employment | 2.9% |
| Not sustained | 3.3% |
| Unknown | 1.6% |
Cohort: 245 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 95.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 60.8% |
| Further education | 2.5% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% |
| Employment | 20.3% |
| Not sustained | 7.6% |
| Unknown | 1.3% |
Cohort: 79 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
15.8 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.88% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.69% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 89% |
| White other | 6.3% |
| Mixed | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black | 1% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
60.1% would recommend this school
258 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 61.2% |
| Feels safe | 67.4% |
| Behaviour | 58.1% |
| Bullying handled | 29.4% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 31.3% |
| Communication | 59.3% |
| Concerns handled | 48.4% |
| Best interests | 55.9% |
| Support to learn | 56.2% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:15 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
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