St Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyMelior Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Scunthorpe.
Summary of the comparison
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy and Melior Community Academy are secondary schools in Scunthorpe.
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Melior Community Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good and Melior Community Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy and 43.1 for Melior Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (50.3 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Melior Community Academy (42.6 in 2021-22, 43.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ScunthorpeSt Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy | ScunthorpeMelior Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 14 in North Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 11th of 14 in North Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 707 | 817 | |
| Capacity | 700 | 900 | |
| Location | Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF | Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 Stronger figure | 43.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51.4% Stronger figure | 43.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.8% Stronger figure | 62.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 66.2% Stronger figure | 30.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 Stronger figure | 3.74 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 142 | 163 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 707 | 817 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.6% | 45.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.2% | 12.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.3% | 10.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% Stronger figure | 11.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.8% Stronger figure | 29.1% | 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
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.
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Melior Community Academy
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