St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Address
Collum Avenue Scunthorpe , Lincolnshire , DN16 2TF England
Coordinates	53°34′08″N0°38′43″W / 53.56896°N 0.64538°W / 53.56896; -0.64538
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Department for Education URN	138018 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Ryan Hibbard
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 16
Enrolment	693 as of January 2015 [update]
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

Construction

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. £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.

It received a grant of £400,000 from Department of Education, for new buildings in December 1991. ^[3] Building began on 18 January 1993. ^[4]

Opening

It would open in September 1961 for 360 children. Children came from Brigg and St Norbert in Crowle. ^{[5] [6]}

Academy

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 ^[7] which is supported by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham.

Headteachers

• 1961 Mr Bob Doherty, he died in early August 1998, aged 79, originating from Northern Ireland ^[8]
• 1980s Michael Nolan

Curriculum

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. ^[9]

When league tables were introduced in 1992, the school, and the two Isle of Axholme comprehensives, were the top in the local area. ^[10] It received an excellent Ofsted report in 1998. ^[11]

Notable former pupils

• Stephen Fretwell
• Michelle Lalor, former editor of the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph , attended the John Leggott College ^[12]
• Carmel McCourt singer ^[13]
• Dame Rachel de Souza
• Natalka Znak, read PPE at Somerville College, Oxford from 1984 and gained a 1st, a cross-country runner at school, attended the John Leggott College, ^[14] television producer, who created I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , ^{[15] [16]} becoming executive producer of Love Island (of Ukrainian descent) ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}

References

1. "St. Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy - Home". Stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
2. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Monday 21 January 1957, page 5
3. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 20 December 1991, page 4
4. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 19 January 1993, page 3
5. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 14 June 1960, page 4
6. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 20 September 1960, page 5
7. "The Northern Lincolnshire Catholic Academy Trust". Northernlincscatholicacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
8. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 6 August 1998, page 9
9. "St. Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy - Examinations Offered and Examination Boards Used". Stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
10. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 19 November 1992, page 1
11. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 31 July 1998, page 5
12. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Monday 30 March 1992, page 3
13. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 7 November 1997, page 19
14. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 2 February 1984, page 21
15. Guardian September 2002
16. Guardian November 2006
17. Natalia Znak
18. RTS
19. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Monday 20 June 1988, page 7
20. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 27 February 1992, page 3

External links

• St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy official website