St Bede's Catholic High School
St Anne's Road, Ormskirk, L39 4TA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Morgan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 689
- Pupils on roll
- 709
- URN
- 119792
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695570335
About this school
St Bede's Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Ormskirk. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 709 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 138 | 137 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.9 | 51.6 | 55.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.35 +0.12 to +0.59 | +0.41 +0.17 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 51.1% | 65.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 75.9% | 85.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 33.6% | 19.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
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 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 | 53.9 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.6 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 707 |
| 2023/24 | 707 |
| 2024/25 | 706 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bede's Catholic High School compares
St Bede's Catholic High School ranked 12th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55 | 6.7% | 6.2% | 709 | — |
| Ormskirk School | 42.4 | 11.8% | 21.2% | 1,169 | 1.2 miles |
| Burscough Priory Academy | 48.8 | 7.9% | 16.1% | 729 | 3.3 miles |
| Deyes High School | 42.8 | 9.8% | 16.3% | 1,336 | 3.9 miles |
| Maricourt Catholic High School | 44.5 | 10.5% | 24.5% | 1,092 | 4.2 miles |
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | 41.5 | 10.5% | 46.9% | 806 | 4.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.23%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 6.67%
- Persistent absence
- 14.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormskirk School1.2 miles
Secondary · Ormskirk
-
Burscough Priory Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Ormskirk
-
Deyes High School3.9 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Maricourt Catholic High School4.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Lathom High School : A Technology College4.2 miles
Secondary · Skelmersdale
Other schools in Ormskirk
- Burscough Priory Academy Secondary
- Ormskirk School Secondary
- Moorgate Nursery School Nursery
- Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aughton Town Green Primary School Primary
- Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Burscough Bridge Methodist School Primary
- Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burscough Village Primary School Primary
- Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Bede's Catholic High School teach?
- St Bede's Catholic High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ormskirk.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bede's Catholic High School?
- The headteacher of St Bede's Catholic High School is Mr Daniel Morgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bede's Catholic High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bede's Catholic High School, 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?
- St Bede's Catholic High School has 709 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Bede's Catholic High School full?
- St Bede's Catholic High School has capacity for 689 pupils and 709 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. 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 a faith school?
- Yes. St Bede's Catholic High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Is St Bede's Catholic High School a selective school?
- No. St Bede's Catholic High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Bede's Catholic High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.9 in 2022/23 and 55 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 compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Bede's Catholic High School ranked 12th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% 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's absence rate?
- St Bede's Catholic High School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bede's Catholic High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede's Catholic High School'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.