60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
48%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
595.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
937
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 14/06/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College · Secondary with sixth form · County Durham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-5pp
72%65%58%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
+1pp
50%43%36%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
44.5
+0.5
51.547.042.6
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
48%
+11pp
48%39%29%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
EBacc APS
595.3
+47.8
595.3463.3331.3
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 595.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
A-level APS
28.6
-1.8
37.032.828.6
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.6
A-level value added
-0.24
0
-0.2-0.3-0.3
'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
20%
-26pp
46%33%20%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
Average A-level grade
C
0
B-C+C
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
937
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Westway, Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Local authority
County Durham
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 | 60% | 42% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 48% | 595.3 | 48% | 937 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 41% | 44.0 | -0.22 | 37% | 547.5 | 37% | 954 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 36% | 42.6 | -0.13 | 39% | 441.5 | 39% | 918 |
| 2021/22 | 72% | 50% | 51.5 | +0.19 | 29% | 331.3 | 29% | 808 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.6 | C | -0.24 | 20% | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 30.4 | C | -0.29 | 46% | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 33.4 | C+ | — | 25% | 40 |
| 2021/22 | 37.0 | B- | — | 35% | 55 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 937 | 16.9 | 17% | 6% | 36% | 9% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 954 | 17.4 | 17% | 5% | 36% | 11% | 36% |
| 2022/23 | 918 | 16.4 | 16% | 4% | 36% | 10% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 808 | 17.4 | 14% | 4% | 33% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 720 | — | 12% | 4% | 31% | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.