This schoolOther secondary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 February 2017Graded inspection: Good · as St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College, URN 114327
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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 entry267 applications · 107 places offered · 103 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2025 2.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2024 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2023 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.0; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2020 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 2.7; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 3.0; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 3.6; County Durham median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; County Durham median median 1.4; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College (URN 114327), the previous school.
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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 | 107 | 267 | 2.5 | 103 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 119 | 327 | 2.8 | 118 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 156 | 296 | 1.9 | 151 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 173 | 348 | 2.0 | 167 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 203 | 351 | 1.7 | 192 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 184 | 363 | 2.0 | 182 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 * | 140 | 290 | 2.1 | 137 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 * | 108 | 287 | 2.7 | 106 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 * | 83 | 251 | 3.0 | 80 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 53 | 190 | 3.6 | 52 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 78 | 162 | 2.1 | 77 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 * | 121 | 192 | 1.6 | 119 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 * | 116 | 205 | 1.8 | 116 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 163 | 42.1 | 40% | 58% | – |
| 2024/25 | 152 | 44.5 | 42% | 61% | – |
| 2023/24 | 140 | 44.0 | 41% | 66% | −0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 121 | 42.6 | 36% | 58% | −0.13 |
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 School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · County DurhamOutstanding20241.9applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · County DurhamGood20231.7applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · County Durham20261.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 9.1 km · HartlepoolRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
- 9.3 km · County DurhamGood20231.3applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · SunderlandGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · HartlepoolGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 148304 · 840/4693
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils · 891 on roll
- Free school meals
- 39.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2021
- Replaced
- St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College (URN 114327)
- Address
- Westway, Peterlee, SR8 1DE
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources