St Bede's Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Ormskirk, Lancashire
L39 4TA
Composite score
68.8

About St Bede's Catholic High School

St Bede's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Ormskirk, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 706 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 55.0, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.4 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 15% of secondary schools in England.

65% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 85% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Bede's Catholic High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#469
National rank
#41
In North West
#11
In Lancashire
Top 15%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
55.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
65%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
85%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
4.51

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 706 % FSM ever-6 6.2% % EAL 2.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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