St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College is a secondary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Highgate, Bradford

School Information

Address: Highgate, Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Website: http://sbsj.co.uk/
Telephone: 01274941941
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Lawrence Bentley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140569

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1950
Number of Pupils: 1835
Number of Boys: 928
Number of Girls: 907

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.09 Confidence interval -0.06 to 0.24
Of the 287 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 278 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:47%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.02
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lilycroft Nursery School
Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD
4out of 4 1,123 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW
4out of 4 1,638 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School
Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT
3out of 4 2,181 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Midland Road Nursery School
Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ
4out of 4 2,217 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School
Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ
3out of 4 2,690 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
Rossefield Road , Heaton BD9 4DA
3out of 4 279 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Margaret McMillan Primary School
Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5DF
3out of 4 606 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5AT
- not rated 746 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Carlton Mills
Scotchman Road , Manningham BD9 5AT
- not rated 746 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lilycroft Primary School
Lilycroft Road , Manningham BD9 5AD
3out of 4 1,166 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park
North Avenue , BD8 7ND
3out of 4 1,591 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6AL
3out of 4 1,727 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6NA
3out of 4 1,952 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
One In A Million Free School
Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX
3out of 4 2,292 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shipley College
Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW
- not rated 2,647 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Squire Lane , BD9 6RB
1out of 4 1,530 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway , BD8 0DH
3out of 4 2,508 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherleigh and Rossefield School
Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY
- not rated 366 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bradford Grammar School
Keighley Road , Bradford BD9 4JP
- not rated 1,265 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
J.A.M.E.S
The Eric Gibbs Centre , Highfield Garage BD9 4JB
- not rated 1,376 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
High Park School
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6RY
1out of 4 1,448 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Chellow Heights Special School
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6AL
3out of 4 1,597 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.