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St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College

Highgate, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 4BQ

This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).

It was replaced by St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Secondary
School type
Voluntary aided school
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Headteacher
Mr Lawrence Bentley
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Constituency
Bradford West
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Capacity
1,950
Pupils on roll
1,836
URN
140569
Local authority
Bradford

About this school

St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Bradford. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,836 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 284
Attainment 8 score 44.7
Progress 8 score -0.29 -0.46 to -0.12
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths 62%
Entered the English Baccalaureate 43%
English Baccalaureate average point score 3.9

How St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College compares

Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2022/23.

School Attainment 8 (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school — 9.5% 27.3% 1,836 —
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 44.5 9% 27.3% 1,800 0.0 miles
Bradford Girls' Grammar School 44.8 10.3% 46% 667 0.9 miles
Oasis Academy Lister Park 31.6 13.5% 57% 732 0.9 miles
Beckfoot Upper Heaton 37.3 13.7% 45.2% 679 1.0 miles
Belle Vue Girls' Academy 43.2 8.6% 38.4% 910 1.1 miles

Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.

School context

From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
27.3%
English as an additional language
21.8%
Overall absence
9.5%
Persistent absence
30.1%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Bradford

Common questions

What year groups does St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College teach?
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Bradford.
Has St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College?
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College had 1,836 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
What are St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 28 October 2024.