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
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 5 July 2026. 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.