Report card · our summaryExpected standard
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
↑ ImprovingRanks above 14% of area schools (15 secondary schools in County Durham)
Note Ofsted report cards grade each area separately with no single overall grade. This headline is a School Finder summary of the weakest core area, not an Ofsted grade.
Results & progress
Department for Education data, 2023/24. Progress measures are value-added (how much pupils progressed versus similar pupils nationally) — a fairer signal than raw results, which partly reflect a school’s intake. Progress 8 is not published for later years (those cohorts missed their KS2 baseline in the pandemic).
| Progress 8 | +0.2 — Above average |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.8 |
| Grade 5+ in English & Maths | 51% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.6 |
School details
Academy converterRoman CatholicSixth form
| Type | Academy converter |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,240 |
| Sixth form | Yes |
| Nursery classes | No |
| Academy trust | BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Setting | Rural |
Inspection history
Ofsted report card — Expected standard
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
Previous framework (overall effectiveness) — Requires improvement
| Sixth form | Good |
|---|---|
| Personal development | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Local house prices
Homes within 1 mile sold for a median of £177,500 (296 sales in the window).
A neighbourhood indicator from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. It is not a catchment measure and does not imply any link between school quality and house prices.