St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Peterlee · SR8 1DE · County Durham
Ages 11–18
- Att844.0
- P8-0.2
- EM5+41%
- Absence10.7%
1.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 138075
Easington Academy
Academy converter · Peterlee · SR8 3AY
Ages 11–16 · 769 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
49.6
Overall absence
9.8%
Admissions demand
1.04 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-05-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.12
−20+2
Attainment 849.6
English & maths grade 5+55%
English & maths grade 4+73%
EBacc entry60%
EBacc APS: 4.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.4%
Unauthorised4.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 809
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.04 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
174
Places offered
168
1st-preference offers
168
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 296
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 168
- Applications from outside LA
- 13
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill103%
769 pupils · 750 places
- Pupils on roll
- 769
- Boys / girls
- 413 / 356
- School capacity
- 750
- Capacity fill
- 769 / 750 (103%)
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- FSM pupils
- 298
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Falconer
Location
- Address
- Stockton Road, Easington Village
- Postcode
- SR8 3AY
- Town
- Peterlee
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Easington
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Peterlee, County Durham, 769 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 38.8%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Dene Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Peterlee · SR8 5RL · County Durham
Ages 11–16
- Att840.2
- P80.3
- EM5+29%
- Absence12.3%
2.1 miles away
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Peterlee · SR8 1AU · County Durham
Ages 11–16
- Att851.7
- P80.6
- EM5+50%
- Absence9.0%
2.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Falconer
- Telephone
- 01915270757