St Bede's School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Redhill, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.25 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
St Bede's School is a secondary school in Redhill, Surrey for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 29 March 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Bede's School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.25 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.40 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 4.30 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 5.25 miles away, the 6th longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Its Year 7 last distance swung between some years; the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and 2024, and the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 469 first-choice applications for 316 offers: 311 offers went to first-choice families and 158 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); Attainment 8 score was 57.9 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Carlton Road, Redhill, RH1 2LQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,918 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well.”
- “They are unfailingly respectful to each other, to staff and to visitors.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 469 first-preference applications, 316 offers in total, 311 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Carrington School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Merstham Park School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Reigate School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Beacon School 4.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- de Stafford School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakwood School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warlingham School 6.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Ashcombe School 6.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published