St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Slough
- Unique reference
- 110084
- Address
- 1 Langley Road, SL3 7AF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1133 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 35.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 7.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.2%
Indian 31.4%
Mixed 19.5%
White British 11.3%
Other White 9.1%
Other Asian 7.6%
Unclassified 6%
African 5.6%
Pakistani 4.1%
Other 3.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 97%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 77.2
Local authority average 53
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.34
Local authority average 4.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 158 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 125 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 158 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 61 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 158 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 158 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 277
- From another Local Authority
- 656
Offers
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 28
- To another Local Authority
- 143
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 159 79 80 |
| Year 8 | 160 89 71 |
| Year 9 | 159 92 67 |
| Year 10 | 158 96 62 |
| Year 11 | 158 87 71 |
| Year 12 | 174 97 77 |
| Year 13 | 164 88 76 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 89.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 29.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 94.0% 58.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 2.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 71.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 22.1% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.1% 2.4% |