St Bede's Catholic High School

State-Funded School

st-bedes-catholic-high-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

West LancashireConstituency

L39 4TAPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Bede's Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

It currently serves 709 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 65.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.51

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

709

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 709
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
7 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
19 Nov 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.