St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford WestConstituency

BD9 4BQPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,800 pupils. St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is part of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.51

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

20%

Black

17%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,800

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,800
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.