UK Schools
St Bede's Catholic College
St Bede's Catholic College is a mixed secondary academy in Bristol, Bristol City Council, teaching 1,324 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 57.1 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 20 holidays and 3 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for St Bede's Catholic College.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for St Bede's Catholic College.
- 1–30 Autumn Term (Half Term 1)
- 1 Inset Day (School closed)
- 2 Inset Day (School closed)
- 1–24 Autumn Term (Half Term 1)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Autumn Term (Half Term 2)
- 28 Inset Day (School closed)
- 1–19 Autumn Term (Half Term 2)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term (Half Term 1)
- 1–20 Spring Term (Half Term 1)
- 23–27 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 2–31 Spring Term (Half Term 2)
- 1–2 Spring Term (Half Term 2)
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 20–30 Summer Term (Half Term 1)
- 1–22 Summer Term (Half Term 1)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term (Half Term 2)
- 1–17 Summer Term (Half Term 2)
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term (Half Term 1) Sep 1, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (Half Term 2) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Half Term 1) Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 23, 2026 - Feb 27, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Half Term 2) Mar 2, 2026 - Apr 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 3, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Half Term 1) Apr 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Half Term 2) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School closed) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School closed) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School closed) Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare St Bede's Catholic College with Bristol City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 57.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Bristol City Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.72 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Bristol City Council England
Attendance 16.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Bristol City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 97% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Bristol City Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Bristol City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for St Bede's Catholic College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to St Bede's Catholic College than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.