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St Bede's Catholic College

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,324Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 137627URN

Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0SU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

430 applications for 204 places · 14th of 24 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
51.8of 90
6th of 22 in Bristol, City of
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 28 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 6 January 2026
    Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
  2. 15 October 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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
2.1applications per place, Year 7
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

430 applications · 204 places offered · 251 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  3. 2024 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  6. 2021 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  7. 2020 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.5
  10. 2017 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  11. 2016 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
  12. 2015 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  13. 2014 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262044302.12511.23
Sep 20252014632.32411.20
Sep 20242034922.42791.37
Sep 20232064452.22311.12
Sep 20222064182.02421.17
Sep 20212034402.22561.26
Sep 20202064062.02471.20
Sep 20192074532.22401.16
Sep 20182034042.02241.10
Sep 20171773852.22311.31
Sep 20161773462.02101.19
Sep 20151783472.01981.11
Sep 20141683382.02281.36

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

205 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.86th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%6th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.38
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)20551.852%73%–
2024/2520857.165%82%–
2023/2420855.657%83%+0.38
2022/2320857.861%87%+0.57

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

  • 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
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
137627 · 801/4602
Trust
St Bede's Catholic College
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
1,208 pupils · 1,324 on roll
Free school meals
13.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 November 2011
Replaced
St Bede's Catholic College (URN 109326)
Address
Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0SU
Local authority
Bristol, City of

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