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St Bede's Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
St Anne's Road, Ormskirk L39 4TA · sbchs.co.uk · 01695 570335
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 709
- 20 over 689 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 176 families put the school first and 133 places were offered; 75% 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 | 133 | 176 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 135 | 163 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 139 | 181 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 139 | 198 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 137 | 162 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55, and 65.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55 | 46 | ||
| ▲65.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.51 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.3 | +2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 43.1 | −7.6 |
| Further education | 40.1 | +8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −2.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | 0 |
| Employment | 2.9 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Bede's Catholic High School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 153
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (19%) with SEND