Welcome to St Bede's Inter-Church School
Welcome to St Bede’s Inter-Church School. St Bede's enjoys a unique position as the only Christian state secondary school in Cambridgeshire. We are a joint foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia and the Anglican Diocese of Ely, so we benefit from the support of both faith traditions. We draw students from all over Cambridge and the surrounding area who come to us for a high quality Christian education.
We are very proud of the fact that Ofsted (2011) judged St Bede's to be Outstanding. In addition, our Section 48 Inspection (2011) gave us Outstanding in all categories, which is a wonderful endorsement of our inter-church ethos.
Our aim is to equip our students with the best possible academic and spiritual foundation, whatever their ability. Our core curriculum focuses on a traditional mix of Maths, English, Science, Languages, the arts and physical fitness. A degree of choice is allowed in Year 9, in preparation for GCSE's, whilst at Key Stage 4 we ensure that students continue to study the important core sujects, complemented by a small range of vocational options for those best suited to them. We nurture students' developing spirituality, in partnership with families and parishes, through our chaplaincy, pastoral systems, collective worship and RE. In addition to this, however, we try to apply our Christian values to every aspect of our community life. We are able to do this because we are a relatively small school in which every student is known and cared for.
St Bede’s is a happy and successful school. We are proud of the quality of our teaching, our pastoral care and the diversity of our extra-curricular activities. Many parents are looking for something distinctive in secondary education and we like to think that we provide such an alternative thanks to the Christian ethos of our school.
I hope that this website will give you a taste of what makes St Bede’s special, but I would encourage you to contact us to arrange a visit if you would like to know more.
Richard Wilkin
Headteacher