St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College

For other uses, see Bede (disambiguation).
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Motto Fortes In Fide
Established 1964 (1964)
Type Academy
Religion Roman Catholic
Headteacher Mr N. Harrison
Location Consett Road
Lanchester
County Durham
DH7 0RD
England
Coordinates: 54°49′41″N 1°44′49″W / 54.828°N 1.747°W / 54.828; -1.747
DfE number 840/4694
DfE URN 138172 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 1358[1]
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Colours Red, White and Black
Website www.stbedes.durham.sch.uk

St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lanchester, County Durham, England. It has a main block, a language block, a technology/music block, the sixth form block, two fields, tennis/basketball court and an astroturf . On 1 June 2012 the school became an academy, giving it independence from the local authority.

The school opened its new sixth-form centre in November 2007 following a £5 million refurbishment, which included construction work on the new building and rebuilding science laboratories. Sir Tom Cowie, who lived in Lanchester, donated £500,000 to the project which was named in his honour. Notable alumni includes Anne McElvoy, a prolific journalist and Imran Sarwar, Game Designer and Producer on the Grand Theft Auto videogame series.[2] St. Bede's is frequently cited as the top-performing school in County Durham.[3][4]

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