St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham, Lytham St Annes

In its own words: "Founded in 1961, we are an 11-16 co-educational Roman Catholic High School under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Lancaster. Saint Bede's is, first and foremost, a Catholic school, and our distinctive Catholic ethos shapes everything that we do. This can be seen through the importance of prayer and worship at the very heart of school life."

From the headteacher's welcome: "As a Catholic school within the Diocese of Lancaster, our ethos of 'Being a Bede' encapsulates what we believe we are all about in our school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, badminton, cross-country and dance.

In 2026, pupils at St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 48.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.17: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 50.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 169 families put St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham as their first choice and 448 named it as one of their preferences, for 157 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham are Lytham St Annes High School (1.8 miles, Attainment 8 46.1); Highfield Leadership Academy (4.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.2); Carr Hill High School (4.3 miles, Attainment 8 41.3); and St George's School A Church of England Academy (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.4).

St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

151 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham (as of September 2025): 70% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).

Of the 165 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

14.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 76 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 34 (4.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Lytham Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is ST Bedes RCHS (by), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 52 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

In 2024/25, St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham issued 71 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham (under 0.1 miles); Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.2 miles); Lytham Hall Park Primary School (0.8 miles); and Ansdell Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.