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St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Highgate, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 4BQ

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1950

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
44.5
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
45.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
67.5%
Entering EBacc
8.7%
EBacc APS
3.5
Cohort Size
289

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
92.0%
Not sustained
89.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
1.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
87.0%
Higher education
63.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
20.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

C

Avg A-Level Grade

31.6

Avg Points/Entry

33.6

Best 3 A-Levels

123

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
12.7%
Applied General Avg Points
30.1
16-18 Cohort
326

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1794
Boys
904 (50%)
Girls
890 (50%)
Capacity
1950 (92% full)
SEND
20.9%
FSM Eligible
27.3%
EAL
27.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
19.1%

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
9.9%
Persistent Absence
30.9%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 36.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 13.5%
  • White Other: 13.0%
  • Other: 13.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.4%
  • Black Caribbean: 4.4%
  • Asian Indian: 3.7%
  • Mixed Other: 2.7%

36.9%

White British

13.5%

Asian Pakistani

13.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Highgate

Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
148520
UKPRN
10088075
Establishment No.
4023
Trust
BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST