Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Bishopton Road West, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maureen Wilkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Sponsor
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,005
- URN
- 141370
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642704970
About this school
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,005 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. 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 | 209 | 208 | 197 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 45.5 | 43.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.43 -0.62 to -0.23 | -0.40 -0.59 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 42.8% | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 70.7% | 55.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 51.4% | 45.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
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 Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,063 |
| 2023/24 | 1,047 |
| 2024/25 | 1,029 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy compares
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.3 | 9.4% | 24.9% | 1,005 | — |
| The Grangefield Academy | 45.3 | 9.5% | 48.3% | 1,004 | 0.4 miles |
| Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy | 45.6 | 8.4% | 20.6% | 1,156 | 0.7 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth | 31.1 | 14.4% | 58.6% | 580 | 1.0 miles |
| North Shore Academy | 48.2 | 10.7% | 60.2% | 850 | 1.6 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 40.3 | 8.1% | 41.6% | 567 | 2.9 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)
- 24.88%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.43%
- Persistent absence
- 26.91%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Grangefield Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth1.0 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
North Shore Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy ranks 8th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- All Saints Church of England Academy Secondary
- Egglescliffe School Secondary
- Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy Secondary
- Ingleby Manor Free School Secondary
- North Shore Academy Secondary
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth Secondary
- Sedgefield Community College Secondary
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Grangefield Academy Secondary
- Thornaby Academy Secondary
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy teach?
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy is Mrs Maureen Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy, 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 Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy has 1,005 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy full?
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,005 on roll (96%), 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 Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Is Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy a selective school?
- No. Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy have?
- The schools register lists Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2022/23 and 43.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy rank locally?
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy'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 1 July 2026.