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Good
Maintained school
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
Highgate Heaton, Bradford, BD94BQ
012 7494 1941


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1831

St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1950. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 27 Sep 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
903 boys and 928 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
16.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
21.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
16.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
16.4%
EHC PLAN
0.9%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
46.8
Local Authority
42.4
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
35%
Local Authority
35%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 47% 41% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.02 3.65 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
100%
Local Authority
91.6%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C C+
Average Points 29.07 28.78 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
100%
Local Authority
91.7%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C C+
Average Points 29.09 28.83 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

27 Sep 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 780
Of which first preference applications 284
Of which second preference applications 138
Of which third preference applications 157
Total offers made 288
Of which first preference offers 250
Of which second preference offers 19
Of which third preference offers 12




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 91% 85% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 7% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
89%
Local Authority
70%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 85% 67% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
24% 13% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
22% 11% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
1% Not avail. 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% Not avail. 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 4% 3% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
7
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£132,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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