St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 148520
- Address
- Highgate, Heaton, BD9 4BQ
- Website
- http://sbsj.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1794 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 27.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 36.7%
Pakistani 13.5%
Other White 12.9%
African 12.7%
Mixed 10.5%
Other 5%
Indian 3.7%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 37 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 76 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 285
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 306
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 114
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 253
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 295 150 145 |
| Year 8 | 288 139 149 |
| Year 9 | 287 143 144 |
| Year 10 | 294 149 145 |
| Year 11 | 292 163 129 |
| Year 12 | 196 100 96 |
| Year 13 | 142 60 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 5.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 64.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 12.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 4.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 2.4% |