St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 297 families put St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 665 named it as one of their preferences, for 283 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Bradford published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 0.955 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Bradford, 78% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Bradford lodged 756 appeals against secondary school offers; 583 reached a hearing and 78 succeeded (13.4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 283 | 297 | 665 | 1.0 | 50 |
| 2025 | 285 | 306 | 750 | 1.1 | 53 |
| 2024 | 285 | 336 | 779 | 1.2 | 79 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.95 miles | Bradford |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.