St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Unique reference
- 109331
- Address
- Fossedale Avenue, Whitchurch, BS14 9LS
- Website
- www.stberns.bristol.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 754 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 64.2%
Other White 7.8%
Mixed 7.7%
African 6.2%
Indian 2.9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Other Black 2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 143 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 139 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
| Geography | GCSE | 57 |
| History | GCSE | 87 |
Admissions
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 65 85 |
| Year 8 | 150 80 70 |
| Year 9 | 154 70 84 |
| Year 10 | 151 68 83 |
| Year 11 | 149 85 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 30.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 40.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.9% 3.0% |