St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway, Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 891 (499 boys, 392 girls)
- Capacity: 1100
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 37.9%
- Telephone: 01915876220
- Ofsted: no graded inspection as this school yet (ungraded inspection 14 Jun 2023: School remains Good)
- Attainment 8: 42.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 267 applications, 107 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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