St Bede's RC High School is a

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secondary school located in

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in the English county of

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. It is a

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administered by

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and the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford is centred on the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. The diocese was founded in 1852 as one of the first post-Reformation Catholic dioceses in Great Britain. Since 1911 it has formed part of th ...

. The school offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, and was extensively refurbished in 2013.

Notable former pupils

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, television presenter * Andy Taylor, footballer * Anthony Pilkington, Footballer *

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, British Bobsleigh * Junior Hoilett, Footballer

References

External links

St Bede’s RC High School official website
Secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen Schools in Blackburn Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Salford Voluntary aided schools in England {{RC-stub