St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

Academy converter · Secondary school · Peterlee, County Durham

SR8 1DE

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

55.6

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#1,778

National rank

#79

In North East

#21

In County Durham

Top 57%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

44.5

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

42%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

60%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

16%

EBacc average points score

3.92

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 44.0 → 44.5 ▲ 0.5 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 937 % FSM ever-6 36.2% % EAL 6.0% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

The Academy at Shotton Hall Peterlee · 0.6 mi 65.3 Dene Academy Peterlee · 1.1 mi 51.7 Easington Academy Peterlee · 1.8 mi 64.8 Wellfield School Wingate · 2.2 mi 59.7 Seaham High School Seaham · 5.9 mi 57.2 Belmont Community School Durham · 7.5 mi 66.8 Sedgefield Community College Stockton-on-Tees · 7.9 mi 64.4