--- title: "Policies" url: "https://www.st-bedes.org/key-information/policies" school: "St. Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form" --- # Policies ![](https://www.st-bedes.org/images/image/31.png) **Admissions Policies:** [Durham County Council Admissions Information (Durham County Council)](https://www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions) Admissions Policy 27-28 335 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form/files/documents/2025_09_01_Admissions_Policy_2027-28.pdf) Admissions Policy 26-27 92 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form/files/documents/2025_09_01_St_Bede-s,_Peterlee_Admissions_Policy_2026-27.doc) Admissions Policy 25-26 195 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form/files/documents/St-Bedes-Peterlee-Admissions-Policy-2025-26.pdf) Admissions Policy Byron Sixth Form 27-28 338 KB [Open for 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25-26 61 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form/files/documents/Policy-Provider-Access-Policy-100425.pdf) **Complaints** Compliments, Concerns and Complaints Policy 24-26 (BCCET) 456 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form/files/documents/BCCET-Compliments-Concerns-and-Complaints-Policy-Summer-2024-1.pdf) **Privacy Notices and Policies – Personal Data** Biometrics 22-26 (BCCET) 105 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form/files/documents/Policy-Biometrics-011224.pdf) Data Protection Policy 26-28 317 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form/files/documents/2026_09_21_Data-Protection-Policy.pdf) Data Protection Complaints Process - Governors, Trustees and Volunteers 95 KB [Open for 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