St Bernard's High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 137312
- Address
- Milton Road, SS0 7JS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1021 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.9%
- Girls
- 99.1%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.7%
White British 38.6%
African 16.6%
Mixed 10.3%
Indian 8.9%
Other White 7.7%
Other Asian 6.8%
Other Black 3.1%
Pakistani 3%
Bangladeshi 1.9%
Irish 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.9
Local authority average 52.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 162 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
St Bernard's High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 127
- From another Local Authority
- 141
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 173 0 173 |
| Year 8 | 175 0 175 |
| Year 9 | 174 0 174 |
| Year 10 | 174 0 174 |
| Year 11 | 172 0 172 |
| Year 12 | 85 2 83 |
| Year 13 | 68 7 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 90.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 30.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 59.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 52.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 19.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.9% 2.4% |