St Bede's School
Carlton Road, Redhill, RH1 2LQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Powell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,890
- Pupils on roll
- 1,918
- URN
- 125278
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737212108
About this school
St Bede's School is a voluntary aided secondary school in Redhill. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,918 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 298 | 327 | 332 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.8 | 59.4 | 57.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.63 +0.46 to +0.80 | +0.72 +0.56 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 73.7% | 68.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 90.2% | 84.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 63% | 67.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
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 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.4 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,922 |
| 2023/24 | 1,973 |
| 2024/25 | 1,952 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bede's School compares
St Bede's School ranked 11th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.9 | 5.3% | 6.9% | 1,918 | — |
| Carrington School | 45 | 7.9% | 28.2% | 1,012 | 0.8 miles |
| Merstham Park School | 45 | 8.1% | 27.8% | 711 | 1.5 miles |
| Reigate School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 20.5% | 1,252 | 1.9 miles |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon | 44.8 | 8% | 27.4% | 927 | 4.3 miles |
| The Beacon School | 45.1 | 8.9% | 16.4% | 959 | 4.8 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)
- 6.91%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 11.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carrington School0.8 miles
Secondary · Redhill
-
Merstham Park School1.5 miles
Secondary · Redhill
-
Reigate School1.9 miles
Secondary · Reigate
-
Oasis Academy Coulsdon4.3 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
The Beacon School4.8 miles
Secondary · Banstead
Other schools in Redhill
- Carrington School Secondary
- Merstham Park School Secondary
- Bletchingley Village Primary School Primary
- Earlswood Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Earlswood Junior School Primary
- Furzefield Primary Academy Primary
- Hatchlands Primary Primary
- Merstham Primary School Primary
- Nutfield Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St John's Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bede's School teach?
- St Bede's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Redhill.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bede's School?
- The headteacher of St Bede's School is Mr Adam Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Bede's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bede's 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 big is St Bede's School?
- St Bede's School has 1,918 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Bede's School full?
- St Bede's School has capacity for 1,890 pupils and 1,918 on roll (101%), 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 School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bede's School is designated Church of England/Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Southwark.
- Is St Bede's School a selective school?
- No. St Bede's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Bede's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.8 in 2022/23 and 57.9 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 School rank locally?
- St Bede's School ranked 11th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 School's absence rate?
- St Bede's School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bede's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede's 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.