Welcome to the College of St Hild and St Bede!

Here at Hild-Bede, we provide an environment in which students are encouraged to achieve their potential, both academically and socially.

We are proud of our long-standing traditions as a vibrant, all-inclusive, tolerant and caring community in which the contributions of all members, regardless of their position, role or background, are appreciated as being equally important.

Our students are encouraged to “work hard and play hard” through participation in the many opportunities that are presented to them. In particular, they are expected to have respect for the broader community in which they live, for each other and, above all, for themselves.

Why choose Hild-Bede?

The Team is incredibly impressed by the level of commitment, enthusiasm and loyalty displayed for the College from all sections of the community. This is a large, inclusive and highly supportive environment with enviable facilities and levels of communication.

Published conclusion of the University Review Team following their review of College

News

It is with great sadness that the College has  learned of the death of one of our distinguished alumni Lord Glenemara (known to many as Ted Short) on Friday 4 May 2012 at the age of 99.  Lord Glenemara was a student at Bede College in the early thirties and went onto have a long career, becoming Education Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under Harold Wilson, as well as being Chancellor of  Northumbria University from 1983-2005.  He received an honorary DCL from Durham University in 1989. 

Lord Glenemara kept in regular contact with the College, also attending Hild/Bede College Day, and it was only over the last few years that he was unable to attend this.  He had attended 75 College Days since he was a student at Bede, a true testament to his affection for Bede.