St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

URN 148304·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust·Compare

Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 10.7%In-year deficit of 6.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,393.08

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-35.9%

of income

In-year balance

-6.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.

In-year deficit of 6.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.6% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 February 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.60.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.48.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

937

Capacity

1,100 (85%)

Free school meals

36.0%

English additional lang.

6.0%

Ethnicity

White British 89.0%Asian 2.7%Black 3.3%Mixed 1.7%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.3%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

56.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.6

Mean salary

£45,591

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

28.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.9%

2024/25 · 927 pupils