Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS10 7QH · Bristol, City of
Ages 11–19
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 137627
St Bede's Catholic College
Academy converter · Bristol · BS11 0SU
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,324
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 11–18, in Bristol, Bristol, City of, 1,324 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Clifton.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 137627
Location
- Address
- Long Cross, Lawrence Weston
- Postcode
- BS11 0SU
- Town
- Bristol
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,324
- Boys / girls
- 667 / 657
- School capacity
- 1,208
- Capacity fill
- 1,324 / 1,208 (110%)
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
- FSM pupils
- 136
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST BEDE'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE
- Academy trust
- ST BEDE'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE
- Sponsor
- St Bede's Catholic College
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert King
- Telephone
- 01173772200
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-01-06
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 55.6
- Progress 8
- 0.4
- English & maths grade 5+
- 57%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 83%
- EBacc entry
- 26%
- EBacc APS
- 4.7