St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3TD
943 pupils · 104% of 903 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST BEDE'S INTER CHURCH SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 June 2024, published 1 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 73.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 85.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 71.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.63 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 177 | 288 | 473 | 177 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 281 | 540 | 174 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 166 | 268 | 498 | 166 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 327 | 531 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 173 | 236 | 427 | 173 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 169 | 263 | 416 | 169 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 172 | 249 | 411 | 172 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 172 | 270 | 409 | 172 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Coleridge Community College 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Netherhall School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parkside Community College 2.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Trumpington Community College 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chesterton Community College 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.