Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Stockton-on-Tees's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 201 families put this school as their first choice, and 194 places were offered. 192 of the families who put it first got a place (96%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 10 June 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1005 (capacity 1050)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

Academy trust

BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

01642704970

Address

Bishopton Road West, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH

Website

olsb.bhcet.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports