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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes FY8 4JL · stbedeslytham.lancs.sch.uk · 01253 737174
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 817
- 99% of 825 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 157 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 157 | 169 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 161 | 188 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 180 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 163 | 199 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 162 | 220 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.3, and 48.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 55.8 | −4.4 |
| Further education | 25.5 | −1.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (151 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 151
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (21%) with SEND