St Bede's College
Other independent school · Mixed · Manchester
Alexandra Road South, M16 8HX
42
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
681
Capacity used
Has space59%
1,145 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Maria Kemp
- Address
- Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range, M16 8HX
- Phone
- 01612263323
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Whalley Range · Manchester Rusholme
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105594
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
681 pupils · 1,145 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.41 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.48 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.54 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 37.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 38 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 95 | 41% | 87% | 95% | |
| Combined Science | 81 | 23% | 68% | 88% | |
| Business | 33 | 33% | 73% | 79% | |
| History | 30 | 60% | 90% | 93% | |
| Design & Technology | 29 | 14% | 76% | 93% | |
| Drama | 24 | 54% | 96% | 100% | |
| Biology | 24 | 42% | 92% | 100% | |
| Physics | 23 | 57% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 65% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 23 | 26% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 19 | 47% | 84% | 100% | |
| Geography | 15 | 27% | 67% | 87% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 35% | 65% | 74% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 9% | 50% | 73% | |
| Biology | 11 | 18% | 36% | 64% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 0% | 27% | 36% | |
| Physics | 8 | 38% | 50% | 63% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 7 | 14% | 14% | 86% | |
| Business Studies | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11609: St Bede's College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.