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Outstanding
Oversubscribed
Academy
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Secondary
Roman Catholic
Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, S653BE
017 0982 8183


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
716

St Bernard's Catholic High School is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 730. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 11 Nov 2011.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
335 boys and 381 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.6
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
13.8%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
14.1%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
8.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
11.5%
EHC PLAN
1.4%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
46.5
Local Authority
44.4
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
40%
Local Authority
38%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 28% 31% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.83 3.7 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

11 Nov 2011

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 349
Of which first preference applications 199
Of which second preference applications 106
Of which third preference applications 44
Total offers made 153
Of which first preference offers 146
Of which second preference offers 7
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
93%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 86% 82% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 6% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 6% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 7% 7% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
6
PROPERTY
£180,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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