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St Bede's College
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Independent school
Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8HX · sbcm.co.uk · 0161 226 3323
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- B
- average result (40.5 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 681
- 59% of 1,145 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼30.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.47 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 students | B (40.5) | Average -0.16 | |
| 38 students | B (40.7) | Average -0.16 |
37.1%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 50 | B- (37.5) | +0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 35 | C+ (33.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 44 | C+ (34) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 50 | B- (35.5) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 77 | C+ (33.7) | -0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 49 | B- (37.9) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 7.8 | −9.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | — |
| Activity not captured | 11.8 | +3.2 |
ISI
St Bede's College is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
Earlier inspections
- Oct 2021Short Visit 2021
- May 2019Compliance and quality
- Apr 2016Regulatory compliance
- Nov 2013Integrated