St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester

URN 138172·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust·Compare

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0 high

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudesIn-year deficit of 1.1%Overall absence at 8.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,611.41

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.1%

of income

In-year balance

-1.1%

of income

Key indicators

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.

In-year deficit of 1.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.

Overall absence at 8.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

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 46.44.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.51.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,258

Capacity

1,450 (87%)

Free school meals

19.5%

English additional lang.

6.4%

Ethnicity

White British 89.7%Asian 1.1%Black 1.0%Mixed 2.3%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

88.7

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

14.2

Mean salary

£50,698

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

3.7%

2024/25 · 1,175 pupils