St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham is a secondary school in Lytham St Annes for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 24th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 February 2025, report published 16 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 February 2025
St Bede's has high aspirations for all pupils. Pupils achieve well in a range of academic and vocational subjects. The vast majority of pupils go on to education, training and employment when they leave Year 11. The school is a welcoming and caring community. The school fosters positive relationships with pupils. This helps pupils to develop their self-esteem. Pupils feel happy and safe here. Typically, pupils behave well in class and around the school. They show respect for each other and staff. Pupils listen attentively to their teachers and engage thoughtfully in their learning. Pupils have many opportunities to shine and showcase their talents within the school and the wider community. Examples include whole-school drama productions and sports. Pupils engage enthusiastically in the wide variety of clubs on offer, such as badminton, volleyball, choir and chess. This helps them to develop their self-confidence. They look forward to reward trips to places, such as a beach, bowling alley and ice-skating rink. Pupils benefit from trips overseas, which enhance their learning. They value the opportunity to take on leadership roles, including reading leaders, house captains, ambassadors and members of the school council. Pupils contribute to fundraising for charities and play an active part in shaping the work of the school.
What the school should improve
- At times, in some subjects, the methods for checking pupils' knowledge are not used as well as they could be, to help pupils learn. This means that some pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school should ensure that information from these checks is used effectively, to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge before introducing new content.
- Occasionally, the information about the needs of some pupils with SEND is not used as well as it could be. This hinders the progress that these pupils make. The school should continue to ensure that staff use information effectively for pupils with SEND so that these pupils achieve as well as they should.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
164 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
817 pupils on roll, with places for 825
Schools near St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytham St Annes High School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| AKS Lytham | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 35.0 |
| St Anne's College Grammar School | 3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 36.7 |
| Kirkham Grammar School | 4 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 42.6 |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Attainment 8: 30.0 |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Marsden
- Phone
- 01253737174
- Address
- Talbot Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119788
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.