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St Bede's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Carlton Road, Redhill RH1 2LQ · st-bedes.surrey.sch.uk · 01737 212108
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,918
- 28 over 1,890 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 6.3%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 469 families put the school first and 316 places were offered; 66% 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 | 316 | 469 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 330 | 464 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 332 | 488 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 326 | 447 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 331 | 471 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.9, and 68.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲68.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲84.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.9 | −14.6 |
| Sixth form college | 44 | +16.2 |
| Further education | 8.9 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 0.3 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 students | B- (37) | Above average +0.13 | |
| 146 students | B- (37) | Above average +0.12 | |
| 22 students | Dist (35.8) | Above average +0.50 | |
| Tech level6 students | Dist (35.8) | Average +0.52 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 167 | C+ (33.9) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 128 | C+ (35) | — |
| 2021/22 | 154 | B (39.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 146 | C+ (33) | +0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 134 | C+ (33.3) | +0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 183 | C+ (33.3) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 169 | C+ (32.9) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.2 | −10.7 |
| Further education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 28.1 | +7.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Bede's School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (326 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 326
- 17% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 65 parents (20%) with SEND