St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (formerly St Bede's Catholic School) is a mixed

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located in

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, England.

History

Work on the £100,000 school was meant to start September 1956. 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

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and St Norbert in Crowle. Previously a

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administered by

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, 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 which is supported by the

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Curriculum

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

References

External links

St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy official website
Academies in the Borough of North Lincolnshire Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Nottingham Educational institutions established in 1961 1961 establishments in England Schools in Scunthorpe Secondary schools in the Borough of North Lincolnshire {{RC-stub