Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Stockton-on-Tees for children and young people aged 11 to 16.
- Ages 11–16
- 1,005 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 10 places, 9 pupils
- Pupils
- 1,005
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maureen Wilkinson
- Part of
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees
- School reference (URN)
- 141370
Needs its base supports
1 need: autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Stockton-on-Tees council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, June 2025; school remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (December 2023)
Inspected in June 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, December 2023).
Contact and getting there
Bishopton Road West, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Green Gates Academy Special school · Ages 5–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.4 miles
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.4 miles
- Abbey Hill Academy Special school · Ages 11–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
All SEND schools in Stockton-on-Tees
By need in Stockton-on-Tees: Autism (11) · Speech and language (9) · Moderate learning (9) · SEMH (7) · Hearing (3) · Vision (3) · Dyslexia and SpLD (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
How do I get a place in Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy support?
Autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy take?
Aged 11 to 16, boys and girls.
What is Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy?
Bishopton Road West, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH, in Stockton-on-Tees.
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