St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in County Durham, County Durham. The school has 937 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 14 June 2023). Last inspected 14 June 2023. The Headteacher is Frances Cessford. The school is administered by County Durham local authority. It belongs to BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 January 2021.
Applications for places at St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College 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)
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.22
Progress 8 · 2023-24
42%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
61%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.92
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
48%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
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.