OFSTED
4 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
ST BEDE'S INTER CHURCH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
943
943 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
465
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
478
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
below England
School
16.8%
Cambridge
16.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.1 pts
above England
School
24.4%
Cambridge
23.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.9 pts
above England
School
2.9%
Cambridge
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
41.7%
393
Any other White background
20.7%
195
Any other Asian background
6.5%
61
Indian
6.3%
59
Chinese
4.0%
38
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
36
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.2%
153 of
943 pupils
4.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
61.6
22.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.55 pts
higher than
England
School
6.77%
Cambridge
5.93%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.25 pts
lower than
England
School
11.57%
Cambridge
14.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.15%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.35 pts
higher than
England
School
3.15%
Cambridge
2.00%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.4%
12.1 pts
above England
St Bede's Inter-Church School
104.4%
Cambridge
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.