St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College

St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College
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Address
Consett Road Lanchester, County Durham, DH7 0RD England, United Kingdom
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Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1964 (1964)
Ofsted number	[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/Rated Outstanding in 2009 Rated Requires Improvement 2023 Rated Outstanding in 2009 Rated Requires Improvement 2023]
Headteacher	C Hammill
Chaplain	Angela Eddy
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1396
Colour(s)	Red, White and Black
Website	http://www.stbedes.durham.sch.uk/

St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lanchester, County Durham, England. It has a main block, a language block, a technology/music block, the sixth form block, two fields, tennis/basketball court and an astroturf. On 1 June 2012, the school converted from secondary to academy, giving it independence from the local authority. The school is currently owned and operated by Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, and has been fully integrated since mid-2020.

The school opened its new sixth-form centre in November 2007 following a £5 million refurbishment, which included construction work on the new building and rebuilding science laboratories. Sir Tom Cowie, who lived in Lanchester, donated £500,000 to the project, which was named in his honour. St Bede's is frequently cited as the top-performing school in County Durham.

Notable former pupils

• Peter Dunphy, film producer and politician
• Anne McElvoy, journalist
• Glenn McCrory, Boxer

External links

• School website