St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Explained

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Coordinates:53.569°N -0.6454°W
Type:Academy
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Ryan Hibbard
Address:Collum Avenue
City:Scunthorpe
County:Lincolnshire
Country:England
Postcode:DN16 2TF
Dfeno:813/4700
Urn:138018
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:693
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Website:http://www.stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk/

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (formerly St Bede's Catholic School) is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school located in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England.[1]

History

Work on the £100,000 school was meant to start September 1956.[2] The foundation stone laid by the Bishop of Nottingham, Edward Ellis, in June 1960. It would open in September 1961 for 360 children. £70,000 was paid for the school, by parishioners, with the rest by Lindsey Education Committee - for the canteen, dining room, medical inspection room, and playing fields. Children came from Brigg and St Norbert in Crowle.[3] [4]

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by North Lincolnshire Council, St Bede's Catholic School was converted to academy status on 1 April 2012 and was renamed St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy. The school forms part of the Northern Lincolnshire Catholic Academy Trust[5] which is supported by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham.

Curriculum

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy - Home . Stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk . 2014-03-27.
  2. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Monday 21 January 1957, page 5
  3. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 14 June 1960, page 4
  4. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 20 September 1960, page 5
  5. Web site: The Northern Lincolnshire Catholic Academy Trust . Northernlincscatholicacademy.org.uk . 2014-03-27.
  6. Web site: St. Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy - Examinations Offered and Examination Boards Used . Stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk . 2014-03-27.