85%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
65%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
19%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
635.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
706
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Bede's Catholic High School · Secondary · Lancashire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
85%
+9pp
85%80%74%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
65%
+14pp
65%57%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
Attainment 8
55.0
+3.4
55.052.048.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.0
EBacc entry
19%
-15pp
35%27%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
EBacc APS
635.8
+38.6
663.9605.0546.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 635.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
706
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
15%
Contact
Address
St Anne's Road, Ormskirk, L39 4TA
Local authority
Lancashire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 85% | 65% | 55.0 | Not applicable | 19% | 635.8 | 29% | 706 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 51% | 51.6 | +0.41 | 34% | 597.1 | 37% | 707 |
| 2022/23 | 85% | 63% | 53.9 | +0.35 | 22% | 621.7 | 24% | 707 |
| 2021/22 | 82% | 61% | 54.6 | +0.11 | 35% | 663.9 | 36% | 712 |
| 2018/19 | 74% | 48% | 48.9 | +0.07 | 23% | 546.1 | 27% | 706 |
| 2017/18 | 80% | 68% | 56.7 | +0.55 | 43% | 662.3 | 45% | 701 |
| 2016/17 | 78% | 63% | 51.5 | +0.23 | 29% | — | 35% | 687 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 706 | 18.6 | 11% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 707 | 16.5 | 11% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 16% |
| 2022/23 | 707 | 17.0 | 10% | 2% | 8% | 6% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 712 | 17.0 | 11% | 1% | 7% | 8% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 715 | 17.1 | 11% | 2% | 8% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 706 | 17.2 | 11% | 2% | 9% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 701 | 18.3 | 10% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 687 | 15.9 | 7% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.