St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Highgate, Bradford, BD9 4BQ
1,800 pupils · 92% of 1,950 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 September 2019, published 17 October 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 283 | 297 | 665 | 283 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 285 | 306 | 750 | 285 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 285 | 336 | 779 | 285 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Oasis Academy Lister Park 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford 1.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Valley Academy 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.