St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester

Consett Road, Lanchester, County Durham, DH7 0RD

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About this school

St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in County Durham. The school has 1,258 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 21 March 2023). Last inspected 17 March 2026. The Headteacher is Catherine Hammill. The school is administered by County Durham local authority. It belongs to BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 June 2012.

School details

Headteacher

Catherine Hammill

Trust

BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Local authority

County Durham

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

138172

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester are handled by the school or the local authority (County Durham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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