Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy

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Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy
Location
Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy
Bishopton Road West


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TS19 0QH

Coordinates 54°34′16″N1°20′46″W / 54.571°N 1.34618°W / 54.571; -1.34618
Information
Type Academy
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
Department for Education URN 141370 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Website http://www.olsb.stockton.sch.uk/

Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy (formerly Our Lady and St Bede RC School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. [1]

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Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, Our Lady and St Bede RC School converted to academy status in February 2015 and was renamed Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy. The school is still administered by the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle but is now independent of council control. Since the school became independent of Stockton Local Authority the progress of pupils has risen significantly. In 2016 Our Lady and St Bede was the highest performing school in the North East of England using the government's new Progress 8 measure.

Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Graduating students often go on to attend Stockton Riverside College or Stockton Sixth Form College. [2]

History

In March 2002, 14-year-old student Rebecca Cooper, the captain of the Our Lady and St Bede netball team, died during a match warm-up. During the warm-up she was jogging backwards when she accidentally tripped and banged her head, resulting in a fractured skull and swelling of the brain. A coroner's report recorded a verdict of accidental death. [3] [4]

Subjects Taught

SubjectKS3GCSEBTEC
ArtYesYesNo
BiologyWithin ScienceYesNo
ChemistryWithin ScienceYesNo
Computer ScienceYesYesYes
Design TechnologyYesYesNo
English LanguageWithin EnglishYesNo
English LiteratureWithin EnglishYesNo
FrenchYesYesNo
GeographyYesYesNo
HistoryYesYesNo
MathematicsCompulsoryCompulsoryNo
MusicYesYesNo
Physical EducationCompulsoryYesYes
PhysicsWithin ScienceYesNo
Religious EducationCompulsoryCompulsoryNo
SpanishYesYesNo

References

  1. "Our Lady & St Bede RC School". olsb.stockton.sch.uk.
  2. "Key Stage 4 Options Information". olsb.stockton.sch.uk.
  3. "Sports girl died during warm-up". BBC. 12 April 2002. Archived from the original on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. "Schoolgirl was killed by tragic 'mischance'". The Northern Echo. 12 April 2002. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.