My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
74%Agree
21%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%St Bede's Inter-Church School
Academy converter — Secondary
CB1 3TD / 11–16 / Church of England/Roman Catholic
Outstanding
Ofsted
61.6
Attainment 8
96%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching🤝 Strong SEN support
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2024
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 61.6
- Progress 8
- 1.02
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 73.9%
96% of parents would recommend this school
212 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
81%Agree
16%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
67%Agree
28%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
17%Agree
8%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
6%Not applicable
64%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
37%Agree
44%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
52%Agree
17%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
33%No
67%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 70 parents
Strongly agree
51%Agree
34%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
71%Agree
23%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
73%Agree
22%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
57%Agree
36%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
66%Agree
32%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
34%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
60%Agree
29%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
96%No
4%14.8% of pupils receive SEN support
14.8%
SEN support
8.8%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.2%
95.4% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 95.4%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.2:1
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 11.47%
- English as additional language
- 25.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97.7%
- White
- 66%
- Mixed
- 10.6%
- Asian
- 15.8%
- Black
- 4.6%
- Other
- 2.1%
White British42%
Other White22.4%
Irish1.6%
White & Asian3.8%
Other Mixed3.1%
White & Black African2.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Other Asian6.4%
Indian6.2%
Chinese2.8%
Pakistani0.3%
Bangladeshi0.1%
African2.2%
Caribbean1.5%
Other Black0.9%