St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
About the school
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is an open secondary school in Bradford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 5 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.5
- Bradford
- 40.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bradford
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 45.30%
- Bradford
- 37.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.50%
- Bradford
- 56.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.70%
- Bradford
- 42.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.51
- Bradford
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.93
AAB or better
- School
- 12.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1794
Girls
49.61%
Boys
50.39%
SEN support
19.12%
Education, health and care plan
1.73%
English as an additional language
27.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.34%
Overall absence
9
Persistent absence
24.21
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
284
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
188
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
64%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
19%