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

Secondary Academy school in Bradford BD9 4BQ

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  • School Reference Number: 148520
  • Address: Highgate, Heaton, Bradford BD9 4BQ
  • Headteacher: Mr Lawrence Bentley
  • Telephone: 01274 941941
  • Website: sbsj.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,950
  • Local Education Authority: Bradford
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2023* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 26/09/2019

Rating published on 17/10/2019

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
6 September 2023 6 September 2023 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number148520
Local Authority Code380
Local Authority NameBradford
Establishment Number4023
School / College NameSt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-09-2023
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC10
DioceseDiocese of Leeds (rc)
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,950
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,784
Number of Boys895
Number of Girls889
Percentage Free School Meals24.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2353
Academy trust or TrustBLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorBlessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10088075
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetHighgate
LocalityHeaton
Address3
TownBradford
County (name)
PostcodeBD9 4BQ
Websitehttp://sbsj.co.uk/
Telephone01274941941
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameLawrence
Headteacher/Principal last nameBentley
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000032
DistrictBradford
Ward CodeE05001352
WardHeaton
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001120
Parliamentary ConstituencyBradford West
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000032
Easting414095
Northing435459
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bradford 029
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bradford 029A
Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100051956166
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002211
LSOA CodeE01010670
Free School Meals352
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148520
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148520
LAESTAB3804023
School nameSt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/09/2023
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authorityBradford
Parliamentary constituencyBradford West
Multi-academy trust UID2353
Multi-academy trust nameBlessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID17599
Academy sponsor nameBlessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
PostcodeBD9 4BQ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils1,784
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10110594
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date26/09/2019
Publication date17/10/2019
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection140569
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3804023
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10031006
Previous inspection start date23/05/2017
Previous publication date11/07/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection140569
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3804023
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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