St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College

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

Highgate, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 4BQ

Local ranking16th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford

Ofsted: Expected

Secondary

Phase

1950

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College (URN 140569) since 1 September 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Post-16 provision: Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 44.5 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 45.3% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 67.5% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 8.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 289

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Continued in education: 89.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 87.0%
Higher education: 63.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 20.0%
Not sustained: 9.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.9

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

36.2

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

104

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 12.3% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 30.4
16-18 Cohort: 338

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%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.6:1
Teachers (FTE): 102.2
Budget per Pupil: £7,826/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 24.2% nat15.8%

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

White British: 37.0%
Asian Pakistani: 13.6%
White Other: 13.0%
Black African: 12.7%
Other: 5.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.4%
Asian Indian: 3.7%
Mixed Other: 2.8%

37.0%

White British

13.6%

Asian Pakistani

13.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01274941941

info@sbsj.co.uk

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Highgate

Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

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

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