Secondary
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 817 of 825 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 64.9
- Pupils per adult
- 12.7
- Pupils
- 824
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
49%
48.3
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 |
| Entered the EBacc | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56% |
| 22/23 | 44% |
| 23/24 | 55% |
| 24/25 | 49% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.18 |
| 22/23 | -0.11 |
| 23/24 | -0.17 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51.8 |
| 22/23 | 48.9 |
| 23/24 | 50.2 |
| 24/25 | 48.3 |
Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Paul Marsden
- Address
- Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
- Telephone
- 01253737174