The Vale AcademySt Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Vale Academy and St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools.
The Vale Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Vale Academy is ahead on our composite score.
The Vale Academy was judged Good and St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.6 for The Vale Academy and 47.8 for St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Vale Academy (50.8 in 2021-22, 51.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (50.3 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BriggThe Vale Academy | ScunthorpeSt Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 14 in North Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 4th of 14 in North Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 680 | 707 | |
| Capacity | 806 | 700 | |
| Location | Brigg, DN20 8AR | Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 Stronger figure | 47.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64.5% Stronger figure | 51.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.6% Stronger figure | 71.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.3% | 66.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.82 Stronger figure | 4.47 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 141 | 142 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 34 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 26.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 680 | 707 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.5% | 29.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.4% | 20.2% | |
| SEN support | 8.8% | 11.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.3% | 18.8% 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
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.
The Vale Academy
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