St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Secondary schoolSt Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is a secondary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 891 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 14 June 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College was 42.1, against 44.9 in County Durham and 46.2 in England.
39.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.9% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.7% | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 163 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- Howletch Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- East Durham CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file. Attainment 8 of 13.3 (2025/26, provisional)470 m
- Endeavour Academy DurhamPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2024470 m
- Shotton Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- The Academy at Shotton HallSecondary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional)930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).