Academy converter · North Lincolnshire

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy

11–16Ages
694Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138018URN

Collum Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

281 applications for 142 places · 3rd of 13 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.8of 90

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

5th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

21 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good
4 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

281 applications · 142 places offered · 130 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2025 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2024 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2023 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2022 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2021 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2020 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2019 2.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2018 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2017 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2016 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2015 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2014 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the North Lincolnshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
North Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	142	281	2.0	130	0.92
Sep 2025	154	279	1.8	138	0.90
Sep 2024	160	275	1.7	126	0.79
Sep 2023	159	277	1.7	138	0.87
Sep 2022	145	248	1.7	113	0.78
Sep 2021	126	229	1.8	100	0.79
Sep 2020	150	269	1.8	129	0.86
Sep 2019	116	228	2.0	96	0.83
Sep 2018	145	262	1.8	114	0.79
Sep 2017	144	270	1.9	142	0.99
Sep 2016	145	278	1.9	129	0.89
Sep 2015	142	258	1.8	148	1.04
Sep 2014	141	267	1.9	130	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

117 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.85th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%7th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

North Lincolnshire 68% England 66%

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	117	47.8	50%	76%	–
2024/25	142	47.8	51%	72%	–
2023/24	116	48.3	56%	74%	+0.06
2022/23	130	41.8	39%	62%	−0.36

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Frederick Gough School
1.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Brumby
1.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Melior Community Academy
1.3 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
2.5 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

41.8Attainment 8
The St Lawrence Academy
2.8 km · North Lincolnshire

2026

1.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Foxhills
3.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
The Vale Academy
10.2 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Sir John Nelthorpe School
10.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 48.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138018 · 813/4700
Trust: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 700 pupils · 694 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: St Bede's Catholic School (URN 118119)
Address: Collum Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources