St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College

St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Address
	Consett Road; Lanchester, County Durham, DH7 0RD; England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	54°49′41″N 1°44′49″W / 54.828°N 1.747°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Fortes In Fide
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1964
Local authority	Durham County Council
Trust	Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Department for Education URN	138172 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	C Hammill
Chaplain	Angela Eddy
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1396
Colour(s)	Red, White and Black
Website	http://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 converted from secondary to academy, giving it independence from the local authority. The school is currently owned and operated by Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, and has been fully integrated since mid-2020.

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. St Bede's is frequently cited as the top-performing school in County Durham.^[1]^[2]

Notable former pupils

Peter Dunphy, film producer, politician and Chief Commoner of the City of London
Anne McElvoy, journalist
Glenn McCrory, Boxer

References

^ "Sir Tom opens new centre". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
^ "Sir Tom Cowie". The Sunday Times. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2011.^{[dead link]} (subscription required)

External links

School website

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[1] "Sir Tom opens new centre". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

[2] "Sir Tom Cowie". The Sunday Times. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2011.^{[dead link]} (subscription required)

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