St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Consett Road, Durham, DH7 0RD
1,240 pupils · 86% of 1,450 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 51.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 221 | 205 | 409 | 221 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 230 | 230 | 449 | 230 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 218 | 231 | 403 | 218 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 216 | 256 | 475 | 216 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 216 | 262 | 524 | 216 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 234 | 287 | 569 | 234 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 237 | 270 | 545 | 237 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 240 | 288 | 562 | 240 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- North Durham Academy 6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Tanfield School 6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Consett Academy 6.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Durham Academy 8.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Hermitage Academy 10.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Framwellgate School Durham 11 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.