30.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
261.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
744
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityManchester
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Bede's College · All-through · Manchester
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
30.3
+0.9
33.730.226.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.3
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
261.5
+3.3
296.0225.9155.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 261.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
40.5
+3.1
40.536.532.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.5
A-level value added
-0.16
-0.2
+0.1-0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
37%
+12pp
37%21%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Average A-level grade
B
0
BB-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
744
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range, M16 8HX
Local authority
Manchester
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 0% | 0% | 30.3 | Not applicable | 0% | 261.5 | 8% | 744 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 29.4 | Not published | 0% | 258.2 | 12% | 769 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 30.3 | Not published | 0% | 289.8 | 11% | 761 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 33.7 | Not published | 0% | 296.0 | 9% | 750 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 26.8 | Not published | 0% | 155.8 | 1% | 742 |
| 2017/18 | 1% | 1% | 27.0 | Not published | 0% | 168.4 | 5% | 737 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 29.1 | Not published | 0% | — | 48% | 708 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 40.5 | B | -0.16 | 37% | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 37.5 | B- | +0.06 | 26% | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 32.4 | C+ | — | 7% | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 33.3 | C+ | — | 10% | 35 |
| 2018/19 | 34.0 | C+ | -0.09 | 5% | 46 |
| 2017/18 | 35.5 | B- | -0.15 | 11% | 50 |
| 2016/17 | 33.7 | C+ | -0.27 | 16% | 81 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 744 | — | 16% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 769 | — | 16% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 761 | — | 15% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 750 | — | 14% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 735 | — | 14% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 742 | — | 11% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 737 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 708 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.