St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Lincolnshire
Collum Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
18.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
694
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
700 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
138 of 138 families who put it first got an offer
154
Places offered
279
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 138 | 138 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 14 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 42 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 279 | 153 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
North Lincolnshire lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ryan Hibbard
- Address
- Collum Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF
- Phone
- 01724245151
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ashby Central · Scunthorpe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138018
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
694 pupils · 700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
04 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 736 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 66.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 142 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 140 | 18% | 63% | 84% | |
| English Language | 140 | 14% | 54% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 139 | 22% | 57% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 136 | 24% | 51% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 110 | 7% | 32% | 61% | |
| History | 86 | 24% | 58% | 64% | |
| German | 55 | 15% | 56% | 80% | |
| Geography | 50 | 16% | 40% | 64% | |
| Physical Education | 38 | 8% | 45% | 68% | |
| French | 37 | 11% | 49% | 59% | |
| Biology | 29 | 41% | 76% | 86% | |
| Physics | 29 | 45% | 90% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.