St Bede's Catholic College

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Not published

From Bristol City Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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St Bede's Catholic College is a secondary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Bristol, City of and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.

St Bede's Catholic College 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	Not published
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 in 2026 there were 251 first-choice applications for 204 offers; 197 offers went to first-choice families and 54 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
That 2024/25 result was the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bristol.
For Year 7 in 2026, 100 of the 430 applications (23%) came from families living outside Bristol, and 58 offers went to them.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0SU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 1,324 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026

Strengths

“The school is a diverse and welcoming community.”
“They are happy and attend regularly.”
“Students in the sixth form, who join from other secondary schools, are warmly welcomed into life at St Bede's.”

To improve

“However, at times, the teaching that pupils and students in the sixth form receive across the curriculum varies in quality.”
“Consequently, some pupils’ work does not always meet the high standards expected by leaders.”
“Students at the end of key stage 5 have achieved less well, but recent published outcomes demonstrate that this is improving.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 February 2026 (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)	65%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	57.1	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C+	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: 251 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 197 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 Bristol, City of.

Blaise High School 1.1 mi Good
Oasis Academy Brightstowe 1.2 mi Not judged
Bristol Free School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Redland Green School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
Orchard School Bristol 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Cotham School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
E-ACT Montpelier High School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Trinity Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published