# St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

St 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.

Secondary school. Code E148304. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 891
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 148304

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 14 June 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-the-rosary-catholic-primary-school-e147108): 250 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Howletch Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howletch-lane-primary-school-e114198): 460 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [East Durham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-durham-college-e131859): 470 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file. Attainment 8 of 13.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Endeavour Academy Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/endeavour-academy-durham-e141109): 470 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2024
- [Shotton Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shotton-hall-primary-school-e135838): 860 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Academy at Shotton Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-academy-at-shotton-hall-e136451): 930 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148304)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148304)

## How to cite

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