St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 8 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
- 1129 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 34%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.7%
Indian 28.8%
Mixed 18.6%
White British 12.4%
Other White 9.1%
Other Asian 7.4%
Unclassified 7.2%
African 6.5%
Pakistani 4%
Other 3%
Caribbean 1%
Irish 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 94%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 77.5
Local authority average 52.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.39
Local authority average 4.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 122 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 122 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 123 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 267
- From another Local Authority
- 568
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 43
- To another Local Authority
- 139
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 86 70 |
| Year 8 | 159 92 67 |
| Year 9 | 160 96 64 |
| Year 10 | 159 88 71 |
| Year 11 | 158 85 73 |
| Year 12 | 167 89 78 |
| Year 13 | 170 79 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 3.0% 22.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 92.0% 67.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 2.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 96.0% 76.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 20.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 40.0% 18.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 1.7% |