Academy · County Durham

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

Secondary
Ages 11–18
Roman Catholic
Sixth form

Term dates

Academys can set their own term dates. Many follow County Durham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

2026/27

2027/28

See County Durham's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

About and location

Type: Academy
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 891 (capacity 1100)
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Diocese: Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Academy trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Admissions: Non-selective
Phone: 01915876220
Address: Westway, Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Website: st-bedes.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports

School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.