The Academy at Shotton Hall
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,202 pupils
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway, Peterlee SR8 1DE
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
891
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,100
Local authority
County Durham
Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
Schola Grade 4
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is a secondary academy in Peterlee, County Durham, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust.
It has 891 pupils on roll and room for 1,100. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 891
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils
- Free school meals
- 39.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 148304
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