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St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Collum Avenue, Scunthorpe DN16 2TF · stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk · 01724 245151
On the mapSearch near DN16 2TF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. North Lincolnshire 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 694
- 99% of 700 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 130 families put the school first and 142 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 142 | 130 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 154 | 138 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 160 | 126 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 138 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 145 | 113 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 51.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Lincolnshire it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲66.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 64.7 | +12.8 |
| Further education | 22.4 | −10.2 |
| Other education | 1.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 71
- 11% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (28%) with SEND