St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Marsden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 825
- Pupils on roll
- 817
- URN
- 119788
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253737174
About this school
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Lytham St Annes. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 817 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 161 | 165 | 164 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 50.2 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.33 to +0.12 | -0.17 -0.39 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 54.5% | 48.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 74.5% | 71.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 21.8% | 30.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 821 |
| 2023/24 | 824 |
| 2024/25 | 829 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham compares
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham ranked 27th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 7.5% | 14.4% | 817 | — |
| Lytham St Annes High School | — | — | — | 1,588 | 1.8 miles |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | 30 | 16.4% | 56% | 751 | 4.3 miles |
| Carr Hill High School | 43.5 | 9.3% | 26.8% | 790 | 4.3 miles |
| St George's School A Church of England Academy | 55.5 | 5.5% | 33.6% | 1,038 | 4.5 miles |
| South Shore Academy | — | 12.6% | 63.5% | 550 | 5.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.35%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.51%
- Persistent absence
- 18.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lytham St Annes High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Lytham St. Annes
-
Highfield Leadership Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Carr Hill High School4.3 miles
Secondary · Preston
-
St George's School A Church of England Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
South Shore Academy5.1 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
Other schools in Lytham St Annes
- Ansdell Primary School Primary
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lytham Hall Park Primary School Primary
- Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham Primary
- Red Rose School Special schools
- AKS Lytham Independent schools
- St Anne's College Grammar School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham teach?
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Lytham St Annes.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham?
- The headteacher of St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham is Mr Paul Marsden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham?
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham has 817 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham full?
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham has capacity for 825 pupils and 817 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham a faith school?
- Yes. St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Is St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham a selective school?
- No. St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham ranked 27th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham's absence rate?
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.