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

URN 148520·Secondary·Academy converter·Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust·Compare

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In-year deficit of 5.7%Overall absence at 9.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

—

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.6%

of income

In-year balance

-5.7%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 5.7%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.7% of income.

Overall absence at 9.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

26 September 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—
Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)45.3%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.8.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,794

Capacity

1,950 (92%)

Free school meals

26.0%

English additional lang.

27.7%

Ethnicity

White British 36.7%Asian 18.7%Black 14.5%Mixed 10.5%Chinese 0.1%Other 5.0%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

102.2

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.5

Mean salary

£56,604

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

9.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

24.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

4.6%

2024/25 · 1,495 pupils

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