Secondary
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Highgate, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1800 of 1950 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2019
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
45%
44.5
12th of 32 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bradford we can score - 38 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 |
| Entered the EBacc | 9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| A level average points per entry | 33.93 |
| A level students | 104 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 37% |
| 24/25 | 45% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 31.6 |
| 24/25 | 33.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 45.5 |
| 24/25 | 44.5 |
Highgate, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bradford admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lawrence Bentley
- Address
- Highgate, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 4BQ
- Telephone
- 01274941941