St Bede's Catholic High School is a coeducational

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located in the Lytham area of

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in the

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of Lancashire. Established in 1961, it is a voluntary aided school administered by

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and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. The school offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, and offers The Duke of Edinburgh's Award as an extra-curricular activity. St Bede's was also previously awarded specialist status as a

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Notable former pupils

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, footballer *

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, boxer * Jeff Thomas, boxer * Stephen Tompkinson, actor * Joe Riley, footballer

References

External links

St Bede's Catholic High School official website
Secondary schools in Lancashire Schools in the Borough of Fylde Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Lancaster Voluntary aided schools in England {{RC-stub