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St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,240of 1,450 places
- Free school meals
- 22.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 224
- Ofsted
- Report card, 17 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester (URN 114328, until 1 June 2012).
What the data says
Of the 245 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester in 2023, 45% stayed on in St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester’s own sixth form (County Durham average 30%), 38% went to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 81 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 59% went to university (County Durham 32%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in County Durham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 245 | 5,399 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 45% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 81 | 4,586 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 59% | 32% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 21% | 28% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 20% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.9 | 44.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 51% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.3 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.0 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 4% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 222 | 99% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 77% |
| English Language | 221 | 99% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 72% |
| English Literature | 216 | 96% | 86% | 7% | 21% | 69% |
| Religious Studies | 206 | 92% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 58% |
| Combined Science | 195 | 87% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 61% |
| History | 125 | 56% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 60% |
| French | 113 | 50% | 18% | 12% | 29% | 58% |
| Geography | 101 | 45% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 70% |
| Physical Education | 61 | 27% | 11% | 8% | 24% | 51% |
| Art and Design | 52 | 23% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 63% |
| Design and Technology | 49 | 22% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 59% |
| Computer Science | 38 | 17% | 13% | 24% | 30% | 74% |
| Business Studies | 36 | 16% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 75% |
| Biology | 22 | 10% | 23% | 32% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 22 | 10% | 23% | 50% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 22 | 10% | 23% | 27% | 47% | 95% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 16 | 7% | 8% | 25% | 21% | 88% |
| Music | 11 | 5% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 91% |
| Spanish | 9 | 4% | 19% | 67% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 71 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | 64 | 100% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 31 | 51% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 17 | 28% | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 4 | 7% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 104 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 61 | 1,658 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 32.94 | 35.70 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 18 | 30% | 31% |
| Psychology | 16 | 26% | 23% |
| Geography | 13 | 21% | 10% |
| Business Studies | 13 | 21% | 13% |
| History | 12 | 20% | 13% |
| Biology | 12 | 20% | 20% |
| English Literature | 10 | 16% | 11% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 15% | 17% |
| Physics | 9 | 15% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 15% | 4% |
| Sociology | 7 | 11% | 13% |
| English Language | 7 | 11% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 10% | 5% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 18 | 30% | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 13% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 10% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.