Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 201 families put Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy as their first choice and 484 named it as one of their preferences, for 194 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 249 in 2021 to 201 in 2026, while places went from 208 to 194.
Across Stockton-on-Tees, 95% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Stockton-on-Tees lodged 96 appeals against secondary school offers; 80 reached a hearing and 17 succeeded (21.3% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 194 | 201 | 484 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 190 | 182 | 416 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 201 | 224 | 514 | 1.1 | 29 |
| 2023 | 205 | 233 | 540 | 1.1 | 35 |
| 2022 | 206 | 240 | 595 | 1.2 | 41 |
| 2021 | 208 | 249 | 481 | 1.2 | 52 |
| 2020 | 206 | 251 | 519 | 1.2 | 48 |
| 2019 | 207 | 283 | 577 | 1.4 | 89 |
| 2018 | 205 | 227 | 438 | 1.1 | 29 |
| 2017 | 168 | 196 | 397 | 1.2 | 31 |
| 2016 | 148 | 166 | 320 | 1.1 | 21 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.