Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

11–16Ages
817Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119788URN

Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

448 applications for 157 places · 31st of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.7of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

26th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

11 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
16 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

448 applications · 157 places offered · 169 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2016 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2015 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2014 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	157	448	2.9	169	1.08
Sep 2025	161	521	3.2	188	1.17
Sep 2024	165	537	3.3	180	1.09
Sep 2023	163	567	3.5	199	1.22
Sep 2022	162	567	3.5	220	1.36
Sep 2021	162	511	3.2	190	1.17
Sep 2020	161	528	3.3	203	1.26
Sep 2019	165	562	3.4	201	1.22
Sep 2018	163	554	3.4	224	1.37
Sep 2017	164	512	3.1	187	1.14
Sep 2016	167	574	3.4	237	1.42
Sep 2015	163	482	3.0	205	1.26
Sep 2014	166	480	2.9	212	1.28

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

158 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.726th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%31st of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	158	47.7	46%	70%	–
2024/25	164	48.3	49%	71%	–
2023/24	165	50.2	55%	75%	−0.17
2022/23	161	48.9	44%	75%	−0.11

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bede's Catholic High School, LythamThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Lytham St Annes High School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Highfield Leadership Academy
6.9 km · Blackpool

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Carr Hill High School
7.0 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
St George's School A Church of England Academy
7.2 km · Blackpool

Improved significantly2025

2.6applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Armfield Academy
8.0 km · Blackpool

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
South Shore Academy
8.3 km · Blackpool

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
Stanley High School
8.4 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic Academy
10.2 km · Blackpool

2026

2.2applications per place 44.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 119788 · 888/4627
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 825 pupils · 817 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Local authority: Lancashire · Fylde

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources