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St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

Secondary Academy school in Peterlee SR8 1DE

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  • School Reference Number: 148304
  • Address: Westway, Peterlee SR8 1DE
  • Headteacher: Mrs Frances Cessford
  • Telephone: 0191 587 6220
  • Website: st-bedes.org
  • Managing Organisation: Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,100
  • Local Education Authority: County Durham
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: January 2021* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 08/02/2017

Rating published on 06/03/2017

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
13 June 2023 28 July 2023 School inspection
7 January 2021 7 January 2021 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number148304
Local Authority Code840
Local Authority NameCounty Durham
Establishment Number4693
School / College NameSt Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-01-2021
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC08
DioceseDiocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,100
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils954
Number of Boys534
Number of Girls420
Percentage Free School Meals33.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16013
Academy trust or TrustBISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorBishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10087309
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date09-01-2025
StreetWestway
Locality
Address3
TownPeterlee
County (name)County Durham
PostcodeSR8 1DE
Websitehttps://www.st-bedes.org/
Telephone01915876220
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameFrances
Headteacher/Principal last nameCessford
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE06000047
DistrictCounty Durham
Ward CodeE05009075
WardPeterlee West
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001211
Parliamentary ConstituencyEasington
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000047
Easting442112
Northing540458
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)County Durham 035
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)County Durham 035D
Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code913
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Durham
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100110772338
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004328
LSOA CodeE01020770
Free School Meals299
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148304
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148304
LAESTAB8404693
School nameSt Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/01/2021
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authorityDurham
Parliamentary constituencyEasington
Multi-academy trust UID16013
Multi-academy trust nameBISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Academy sponsor UID17525
Academy sponsor nameBishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
PostcodeSR8 1DE
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils954
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10269170
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection148304
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8404693
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionSt Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection14/06/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date27/07/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10023830
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date08/02/2017
Publication date06/03/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection114327
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8404693
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS453303
Previous inspection start date21/01/2015
Previous publication date12/02/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection114327
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8404693
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionRequires Improvement

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