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St Bede's College

URN
105594
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Bede's College
URN
105594
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

30 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

19

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Local authority
Manchester
Admissions portal
Manchester admissions
School website
www.sbcm.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

30.3

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

0.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

0.0%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

0.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

M16 8HX - Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range

Contact details

Address
Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range
Postcode
M16 8HX
Phone
1612263323
Website
www.sbcm.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Manchester
Local authority code
352

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 467 schools in Manchester.

Authority statistics

Total schools

467

Open schools

220

Closed schools

247

Primary schools

270

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    40.5

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.16

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    37.1%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    66

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary270 (58.7%)
    • Secondary66 (14.3%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other124 (27.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Aim Learning Centre260 mNot applicableClosed
    Alex Park Democratic School420 mNot applicableClosed
    St Margaret's CofE Primary School456 mPrimaryOpen
    Bishop Bilsborrow Memorial Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester535 mPrimaryClosed
    English Martyrs' RC Primary School568 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School602 mPrimaryOpen
    Princess County Primary School648 mPrimaryClosed
    William Hulme's Grammar School672 mNot applicableClosed
    William Hulme's Grammar School672 mAll-throughOpen
    Princess Infant School684 mPrimaryClosed
    • Aim Learning Centre
      Distance
      260 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Alex Park Democratic School
      Distance
      420 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • St Margaret's CofE Primary School
      Distance
      456 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Bishop Bilsborrow Memorial Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
      Distance
      535 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Manchester)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey College ManchesterNot applicableM2 4WGOpen
    Abbey Hey Pupil Referral UnitNot applicableM18 8TJClosed
    Aim Learning CentreNot applicableM16 8ERClosed
    Al Taqwa Islamic SchoolNot applicableM20 6AHClosed
    Alban's Independent SchoolNot applicableM12 5RGClosed
    • Abbey College Manchester
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      M2 4WG
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Hey Pupil Referral Unit
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      M18 8TJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Aim Learning Centre
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      M16 8ER
      Status
      Closed
    • Al Taqwa Islamic School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      M20 6AH
      Status
      Closed
    • Alban's Independent School
    English Martyrs' RC Primary School
    Distance
    568 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
    Distance
    602 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Princess County Primary School
    Distance
    648 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • William Hulme's Grammar School
    Distance
    672 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • William Hulme's Grammar School
    Distance
    672 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Open
  • Princess Infant School
    Distance
    684 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    M12 5RG
    Status
    Closed