St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, Bradford

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Highgate, Heaton, Bradford BD9 4BQ

https://sbsj.co.uk/

St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It caters for boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. Ofsted last inspected the school in September 2019. The present school opened in 2023.

This school is a member of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust. (The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Destinations, Sixth form, Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Attendance.

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0.9		Bradford Girls' Grammar School
0.9		Oasis Academy Lister Park
0.9		Beckfoot Upper Heaton
1.1		Belle Vue Girls' Academy
1.2		Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
1.3		One In A Million Free School
1.4		Dixons Allerton Academy
1.7		Dixons Kings Academy
1.7		Dixons Cottingley Academy
1.8		Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
1.8		Hanson Academy
1.9		Titus Salt School

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Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very high.

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is excellent, progress is below average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Progress: Below average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

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