Belle Vue Girls' AcademySt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.
Summary of the comparison
Belle Vue Girls' Academy and St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College are secondary schools in Bradford.
Belle Vue Girls' Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Belle Vue Girls' Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Belle Vue Girls' Academy was judged the expected standard and St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.4 for Belle Vue Girls' Academy and 45.4 for St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Belle Vue Girls' Academy (50.1 in 2021-22, 44.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College (45.5 in 2023-24, 45.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BradfordBelle Vue Girls' Academy | BradfordSt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | 16th of 35 in Bradford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 910 | 1,800 | |
| Capacity | 1,150 | 1,950 | |
| Location | Bradford, BD9 6NA | Bradford, BD9 4BQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 | 45.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.2% | 47.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.2% | 67.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 171 | 284 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 53 | 104 | |
| A-level average points | 26.0 | 33.9 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.8 | 36.2 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.1% | 12.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 956 | 1,794 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.4% | 27.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 48.1% | 27.7% | |
| SEN support | 6.8% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.8% | 1.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.7% | 24.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
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