Historic churches · North East England
St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College
In or near Peterlee Town F.C..
St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Horden · 2.6 km
- Free entry
About
St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: CASTLE EDEN DENE
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Bede's Catholic School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in Peterlee, County Durham, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The school was officially opened in 1970 by Bishop Hugh Lindsay, but actually opened for staff and pupils in September 1969. Then only the first-year students, born in 1957-58, were a truly non-selective 'comprehensive' intake. These were the first Catholic pupils in the area not to sit the 11-plus examination. Second-year and upwards pupils were all pupils who had 'failed' the 11-plus and were thus taken from the various Catholic secondary modern schools in the area that had been closed and replaced by the new institution. Meanwhile, those older students who had passed their 11-plus in 1968 and earlier years continued to be educated at the St Francis RC Grammar School(boys) and at the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7580, -1.3460
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Peterlee
- Postcode
- SR8 1DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Established
- 1970
- Nearest railway station
- Horden — 2.6 km
- Official site
- www.st-bedes.durham.sch.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7587247 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Bede's Catholic School, Peterlee (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College?
- St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR8 1DE), in the parish of Peterlee.
- What is St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College?
- St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR8 1DE.
- When was St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College built?
- Built or established in 1970.
- Is St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College a protected site?
- Yes — St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the CASTLE EDEN DENE National Nature Reserve.
- Is St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College free to visit?
- Yes, St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR8 1DE.