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St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Mixed · ages 11–16 · no sixth form · Roman CatholicNorth Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber · Scunthorpe DN16 2TFTrust: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
694of 700 places
Free school meals
29.3%
Year 11 cohort 2025
142
Ofsted
Good, 21 March 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Bede's Catholic School (URN 118119, until 1 April 2012).

What the data says

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy has no sixth form. Of the 130 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 38% moved to a sixth form college, 48% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 38% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.

German is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.8 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in North Lincolnshire, with 51% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Lincolnshire and England.

This school
North Lincolnshire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolNorth LincolnshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort1301,979607,348
Any sustained destination92%89%92%
Stayed in education88%81%86%
— school sixth form1%4%34%
— sixth form college38%37%13%
— further education college48%39%37%
— other education1%1%2%
Apprenticeship3%5%3%
Employment2%3%3%
No sustained destination6%8%6%
Destination unknown2%3%3%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolNorth LincolnshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)47.843.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%62%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects66%32%41%
EBacc average point score4.473.754.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort34%31%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils41.134.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils51.247.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language14%10%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics14099%88%18%22%84%
English Language14099%89%14%20%69%
English Literature13998%86%22%21%74%
Religious Studies13696%31%24%32%66%
Combined Science11077%65%7%9%61%
History8661%41%24%26%64%
German5539%5%15%33%80%
Geography5035%41%16%25%64%
Physical Education3827%11%8%24%68%
French3726%18%11%29%59%
Physics2920%23%45%46%100%
Chemistry2920%23%45%47%90%
Biology2920%23%41%45%86%
Art and Design1913%7%16%24%95%
Design and Technology1813%11%28%23%44%
Drama1712%7%0%27%53%
Music1611%5%19%33%81%
Polish1511%1%100%84%100%
Citizenship Studies21%3%19%
Film Studies21%1%20%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies41
Hospitality / Catering Studies34
Sports Studies28
Engineering Studies21
Computer Appreciation / Introduction18

Other secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

Baysgarth School

Community school · 1,014 pupils

80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.9

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.